Title: | Mt. Ka'ala, Haleiwa, Oahu |
Circa: | 1984 |
Size: | 30" x 48" |
Frame Size: | 36.5" x 54.25" |
Medium: | Oil on canvas |
SOLD |
This sunlit view along the coastline of Oahu's North Shore captures the beautiful blue ocean near Haleiwa, the shoreline of Waialua, Mokuleia, and the distant area of Ka’ena Point. The sun is breaking through the clouds above the polo fields near Crowbar Ranch and Mokuleia Ranch. Mt. Ka’ala, Oahu’s tallest peak, sits majestically below the cloud covering of the Waianae Mountains.
Mount Ka'ala or Ka'ala is the highest mountain on the island of Oahu, at 4,025 feet (1,227 m). It is a part of the Waianae Range, an eroded shield volcano which is located on the west side of the island. The product of volcanic eruptions nearly four million years ago, the Wai'anae Mountains have seen eons of wind and rain, cutting huge valleys and sharp ridges into the extinct volcano. Today, only a small remnant of the mountain’s original flat summit remains, surrounded by wet cliffs and narrow ridges, to which gnarled 'ohi'a trees cling. There, often hidden by clouds, an ancient Hawaiian rain forest grows on a fog-bound plateau. As the mists sweeps through the moss-covered branches, a feeling settles over the visitor: This is what Hawai‘i looked like before humans.
DLNR, Hawai'i
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