Handmade Hawaiian Islands Map

Post by asdff » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC

yieldcrv wrote: post #30

asdff wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I looked into it because I was curious. Apparently state of Hawaii has owned the 2% for some time, maybe 100 years. Ellison bought the land directly from murdoch who owned the holding company that owned Dole and the 98% portion. So Unfortunately for Hawaii they didn't really make anything off Ellison buying the vast bulk of the island. Maybe in some taxes when it was sold perhaps. Also, Hawaii, going back to the terr…

now that's a fun rabbit hole. private individual/family land owners for centuries now, while just our very public tech royalty gets the ire as if they are new.

Post by erik-gauger » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC

BuyMyBitcoins wrote: post #26

erik-gauger wrote: post #17

Hi all — thanks for the comments and discussion. A few people correctly pointed out that calling these maps "hand-painted" was misleading, and that’s correct. The previous version of the map, which I replaced a few days ago, was entirely hand-painted. These new maps are mixed-media...probably about 80% Adobe Fresco (a tablet drawing app), but both also incorporate physical watercolor and Copic marker layers that I sc…

Finally, someone who likes to geek out about the Hawaiian islands the same way I do. I am in no way qualified to critique cartography, but I would like to give some constructive criticism as someone who used to live there. A few of the labels imply the island is in a different spot. For instance Mokuhoʻoniki is to the east of Molokai, but it appears to be to its north in your map. https://www.google.com/maps/place/21…

Post by erik-gauger » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC

ungreased0675 wrote: post #21

I’d be interested in buying prints