Queen of the Hawaiian Fairies with Hawaiian Monarch Butterfly - coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of the Queen of the Hawaiian Fairies.

She is pictured with a Hawaiian Monarch Butterfly. 

Queen of the Hawaiian Fairies with a Hawaiian Monarch Butterfly

Fairies in Hawaii are sometimes referred to as the Kapua.  Kapua could be vindictive and evil and yet others were kind and caring.  This sounds a lot like Dark Fairies and Fairies of Light to me.  Kapua are the Gods in some Polynesian cultures.  They are shape-shifters and can turn into either an animal or their more human form.  

However, the Menehune are a group of little people or giants who live in forests.  The little people could be the Fairies.  On the other hand, most Fairies can change from diminutive form to very large by using their technology that is integrated with their magic.  

This is Queen Lili'uokalani.  She has an affinity for butterflies.  Since she is the queen she really loves the Monarch Butterflies. (Do you see the connection?)  Fairies can communicate with animals.  The animals have limited intelligence, but the Faires, who have human intelligence or greater, CAN understand specific animals.  A Queen Fairy would be able to communicate with all animals found in her realm.  Notice that Queen Lili'uokalani is wearing traditional plant-based leafy attire that many Fairies prefer.  

The Hawaiian Monarch Butterflies are actually the same species as the Monarch Butterflies seen in North America.  The Monarch Butterflies in North America migrate North and amazingly - through several generations - end up back in Mexico where their migration started..  It is an amazing migration!  The Hawaiian Monarch Butterflies love the climate where they live so they do not migrate.  If they have been separated from the mainland long enough they may be a new sub-species by now.  

Here is an interesting fact about Hawaiian palm trees.  The only palm tree native to Hawaii is the Loulu Palm Tree.  I took a stab at drawing one in this picture.  The other palm trees like the Coconut Palm tree were brought to the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesian people many years ago.  Date Palms are also not native.  Although not technically a palm tree, banana trees are grown commercially in the Hawaiian Islands. Traveler's Palms and Bottle Palms are also found in Hawaii but are not native. 

Look for the happy tree and happy bush in the drawing! 

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled:  "Fantasy, Myths and Circus."  Then scroll down to the bottom of the drop-down menu to see this drawing's title.  Click on the title and you'll get a free printable coloring page.  Have fun coloring!!!