kīpuka amongst the tallgrass, Tiana Honda

Kīpuka means “variation or change of form.” In geology it is an area of land that has been surrounded by lava flows. The vegetation that grows within this area serves important ecological purposes like acting as a place of refuge for animals and plants to thrive. They also assist in recolonizing areas with newer lava flows and in a sense offer a form of isolation and protection for native animals and allow organisms to evolve. This print is meant to represent myself in the present, away from my home in Hawaiʻi, and for the future, while acknowledging my new home in Kansas.