Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio, Photograph by Jill Briggs

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Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio, Photograph by Jill Briggs

A species of flycatcher with subspecies on Hawaiʻi (Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis), Kauaʻi (C. sandwichensis sclateri), and Oʻahu (C. sandwichensis gayi). The Kauaʻi subspecies is also called ʻāpekepeke. This bird was believed to be the goddess of canoe makers, hence the saying ua ʻelepaio ʻia ka waʻa, the canoe is [marked] by the ʻelepaio [an ʻelepaio bird pecking slowly on a tree trunk for insects signified that the trunk was insect-ridden and not suitable for a canoe (see kani 1).

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Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio, Photograph by Jill Briggs, Photograph by Jill Briggs

Metal prints available: 8″ x 12″, 11″ x 14″, 12″ x 18″, 16″x 20″, 16″ x 24″, 20″ x 24″

Paper prints available: 11″ x 14″ x 12″ x 18″, 16″ x 20″, 16″ x 24″

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