Oil on linen, 24” x 18”, 2023

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The Oahu lobelia is endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. There are about 100 individuals remaining in the Ko’olau Range and only one known individual in the Waianae Range. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. It grows almost exclusively on the high, exposed main ridge of the mountains, where its habitat is wet shrubland up to the ridgeline of the cloud zone.  It is threatened by habitat degradation and predation.