Mahi'ai 

"Mahi'ai" is a portrait by American artist John Melville Kelly. The work features a close-up of a young man's face, his dark skin and prominent cheekbones highlighted against a soft green background. The subject, likely a native Hawaiian, wears a green scarf that drapes over his shoulders. Kelly's style is known for its soft, atmospheric quality, often employed in his portraits of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. This particular work captures the individual essence of its subject, highlighting the dignity and strength of its sitter.