The Pali and Na Koolau Mountain Aluminum Print

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Experience the beauty of the haunting and beloved Peaks of the Pali against the Ko`olau mountains of O`ahu. Sweeping vistas and craggy mountain peaks will transport you back to the first time you experienced this view in Hawai'i.


Aluminum wall art prints are made with a process of electrostatic heat transferring of dyes onto aircraft grade aluminum which creates a very vibrant and unique piece of art. The photograph looks as though it may leap out at you! I call it HD TV for my photography. Each aluminum print is waterproof and has a UV clear coat to protect from fading. Each wall art print has a pre-mounted frame on the back which creates a floating effect on the wall. No additional framing is needed. Please treat as fine art. These pieces are not meant to be abused and must be handled with care. Care instructions are included. Watermarks will not appear on prints. Saw tooth hanger and frame are now aluminum. Allow 2 weeks after date of order to ensure I have time to make and ship the piece to you. Please read my return policy and copyright notice before ordering.    Looking for the photo prints? The Pali and Na Ko'olau Photo Print

There is a beautiful legend about the Ohia Lehua tree in Hawaiian Culture. The legend says that one day Pele met a handsome warrior named `Ō`hia and she asked him to marry her. `Ō`hia however, had already pledged his love to Lehua. Pele was furious when `Ō`hia turned down her marriage proposal, so she turned him into a twisted tree. Lehua was heartbroken, of course. The gods took pity on Lehua and decided it was an injustice to have `Ō`hia and Lehua separated. They thus turned Lehua into a flower on the `Ō`hia tree so that the two lovers would be forever joined together. Hawaiian folklore says that if you pluck this flower you are separating the lovers, and that day it will rain.

Photo Story: It was a day in late January, which is the rainy season in Hawaii. I had been trying to head into the mountains for several weeks to take pictures of the Ohia Lehua trees in bloom. It had been raining, a lot! I don't know if you know, but Oahu's mountains can be treacherous after heavy rains. The Pali Highway had already been closed several times due to mudslides. Finally it had been sunny for a week and I knew my window was closing. I had to get pictures of the Ohia Lehua before it stopped blooming. In addition there was a new disease that was killing the trees! I felt like it was important to get as many beautiful landscape pictures of the trees for posterity, just in case.  I headed up into the Ko'olau mountains. I had seen some stands of trees while hiking in the summer so I knew where I wanted to go. That day had the perfect light and the trees still had many blooms on them.  It was a wonderful and unexpected surprise to have the craggy mountain peaks providing the perfect backdrop and texture to offset the bright red flowers. Afterwards I was caked in mud from the knees down and it made me so happy that I got the shots!