Friday, May 8, 2015

Pīkake

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac).


Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua. Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.  Pukui, Mary Kawena (1983). ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian proverbs and poetical sayings. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: Bishop Museum Press.