“ Mele ‘o Moloka’i “            Previous - Next Over a hundred years ago, the Magical Creature pictured here ruled the Forests of Moloka’i. Unlike any other ‘O’O, he sported yellow ridge feathers on his ear tufts as well as by his wings and rump. Of his long elegant tail feathers, the shortest two are edged in white. Here he is depicted sitting on the branches of an ‘Ohia- lehua tree (metrosideros polymorpha).   This Fine Art Original Watercolour on Silk was Created in Hawai’i by the Award Winning Artist Gwendolyn O’Connor. Private Collection, California, U. S. A. Original size 16 by 19 inches ( 40.6 by 48.5 )  International copyright 2003 .Solar Powered