Poha Berry Beetle Metal Print

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The Poha berry vining plant typically grows to about 2 to 3 feet, but supported it can reach up to 6 feet. This cucumber beetle is on the leaf of a Hawaiian poha berry bush. The berry is protected in its lantern like covering as it ripens.

I feel my photographs captures and shares my moments of intimacy and the relationship between light, shadow, and the element of composition of my beautifu Hawai’i. As a photographer and a Hawaiian woman I try to convey through my photography the love for my Hawai’i with an understanding of the traditional Hawaiian value, that all natural resources of our environment, the ocean "kai", the land "aina", and the sky "lani", are interrelated and culturally significant to Hawaii and its people. “What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” In my photography I try to capture the moments of my life I want to remember. It’s usually something that caught my eye and captured...