Kona Coast Hawaii

This painting was used on the United Airlines Calendar.

Joseph Feher grew up in Budapest, Hungary. Throughout his life, he took great interest in all cultures and traditions, especially the Hawaiian culture. He was a former senior curator of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and compiled "Hawaii: A Pictorial History," an encyclopedic volume published by the Bishop Museum Press, tracing the history of the Hawaiian islands and the Hawaiian people. 

His sketched interpretations of the "Kumulipo: Hawaiian Hymn of Creation" were shown at Honolulu's Queen Emma Gallery in 1987, shortly before Feher's death at age 79. The series depicts 22 images from the Hawaiian story of creation, and genealogy of the Hawaiian people.