Kaukahi
6 of 7 prints remaining
“Kaukahi,” the Hawaiian word for a single-hulled canoe, speaks to both the craft and the quiet elegance of a bygone Waikīkī. It recalls a time when the islands moved at a slower rhythm, and the evening air carried the promise of a one-of-a-kind adventure. Hotels in Waikīkī once offered their guests twilight canoe rides on the waves at Canoes. In this scene, a fair-skinned tourist—proudly wearing a new floral one-piece swimsuit—stands at the water’s edge, holding a steersman’s paddle carved from a single piece of Hawaiian wood. She’s readying herself for a ride across the evening rollers. In the distance, Diamond Head rests like a sentinel, while a scatter of lights from shoreline homes shimmer on the ocean’s surface. Look closely and you’ll spot a canoe riding the swell, silhouetted in the fading light. Kaukahi captures the charm of a simpler time, when the line between visitor and island blurred under the culture of aloha, and every evening held the quiet thrill of memories waiting just offshore.
Limited-Edition Giclee Print:
• Finished Size: 44" Wide X 58" High
• Professionally Framed
• Printed on Hahnemühle 310 gsm paper
• 7 Total Prints Available
• Free Oahu Delivery
6 of 7 prints remaining
“Kaukahi,” the Hawaiian word for a single-hulled canoe, speaks to both the craft and the quiet elegance of a bygone Waikīkī. It recalls a time when the islands moved at a slower rhythm, and the evening air carried the promise of a one-of-a-kind adventure. Hotels in Waikīkī once offered their guests twilight canoe rides on the waves at Canoes. In this scene, a fair-skinned tourist—proudly wearing a new floral one-piece swimsuit—stands at the water’s edge, holding a steersman’s paddle carved from a single piece of Hawaiian wood. She’s readying herself for a ride across the evening rollers. In the distance, Diamond Head rests like a sentinel, while a scatter of lights from shoreline homes shimmer on the ocean’s surface. Look closely and you’ll spot a canoe riding the swell, silhouetted in the fading light. Kaukahi captures the charm of a simpler time, when the line between visitor and island blurred under the culture of aloha, and every evening held the quiet thrill of memories waiting just offshore.
Limited-Edition Giclee Print:
• Finished Size: 44" Wide X 58" High
• Professionally Framed
• Printed on Hahnemühle 310 gsm paper
• 7 Total Prints Available
• Free Oahu Delivery
6 of 7 prints remaining
“Kaukahi,” the Hawaiian word for a single-hulled canoe, speaks to both the craft and the quiet elegance of a bygone Waikīkī. It recalls a time when the islands moved at a slower rhythm, and the evening air carried the promise of a one-of-a-kind adventure. Hotels in Waikīkī once offered their guests twilight canoe rides on the waves at Canoes. In this scene, a fair-skinned tourist—proudly wearing a new floral one-piece swimsuit—stands at the water’s edge, holding a steersman’s paddle carved from a single piece of Hawaiian wood. She’s readying herself for a ride across the evening rollers. In the distance, Diamond Head rests like a sentinel, while a scatter of lights from shoreline homes shimmer on the ocean’s surface. Look closely and you’ll spot a canoe riding the swell, silhouetted in the fading light. Kaukahi captures the charm of a simpler time, when the line between visitor and island blurred under the culture of aloha, and every evening held the quiet thrill of memories waiting just offshore.
Limited-Edition Giclee Print:
• Finished Size: 44" Wide X 58" High
• Professionally Framed
• Printed on Hahnemühle 310 gsm paper
• 7 Total Prints Available
• Free Oahu Delivery
About the Artwork:
Each print is produced in a closed edition of just 7. Framed to archival standards and printed on premium Hahnemühle 310 gsm paper (14 pt), each piece includes:
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Mounting instructions
• Installation hardware
• Free delivery on Oahu
Orders are placed directly through the artist. Delivery is available on O‘ahu at no cost. Mainland and international shipping are also available and subject to applicable fees. To order, please contact the artist at 808-954-2039.
About the Artwork Style:
Advancements in printing technology during the late 1800s gave rise to a new artistic movement known as stone lithography. This innovation ushered in the “Golden Era” of poster design, flourishing between 1850 and 1930. What began as commercial advertising quickly evolved into a celebrated art form across Europe, laying the foundation for the mid-century modern poster aesthetic we admire today.
Although this style endured for over a century, Hawai‘i, still in its early stages of tourism, largely missed the wave of large-format stone lithography. In 1912, a group of women who would later form The Outdoor Circle advocated to protect the Islands’ natural beauty, ultimately convincing the state legislature to ban billboards. As a result, much of Hawai‘i’s vintage artwork from that era comes in the form of smaller pieces: magazine ads, luggage stickers, and matchbook covers.