In Hawaii, hānai – a practice of informal adoption – is extended as a loving act to non-relatives, anyone in need of a family. As of 2025, there are about 200 Palila left. I created mixed media paintings on wood, each unique and based on a frame of A PARADISE LOST.
Adopting a Palila painting is a symbolic gesture to pledge your support for Palila and the hundreds of other endangered Hawaiian species!
Mahalo to our amazing Palila Parents!
hānai
- To act the part of a parent towards an orphan.
- To feed; to nourish, as the young.
- One fed or sustained by another.