Ehukai

Ehukai
Original Oil Painting 2004
'Ehukai is a horse that lives near the Hawaiian seashore. The word 'ehu is commonly used in Hawaii today to refer to ocean-bleached or reddish tinged hair. Literally 'ehu means spray or mist. Kai is the Hawaiian word for sea. 'Ehukai, in this case refers to sea spray which causes the hair bleaching of this horse that lives by the sea.