©2009, Philip Sabado
Waì Waì
Prosperity

32" x 40" - oil on canvas

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Wai Wai in the "Olelo" Hawaiian language means "The Waters of Prosperity"


See how the red ti seems translucent under a beaming morning sun! All peoples through out history have gravitated to water as a living source. In the distance you will see the village that was sustained by the stream that brought fish and water to cook and cleanse after a day of planting their lo'i. The streams where diverted to nurture the kalo fields that would yield their substances, poi, and the greens that where cooked into their meals.


I"I hope this painting brings you the peace of this precious time when all was "pono" held in a perfect balance.