Each year, the Honolulu Printmakers commissions an artist to create a gift print for the group's annual exhibition.

This year, Maile Yawata created "Ka makani ka'ili mamalu" (The umbrella-snatching wind).

According to Yamata, "This print recalls the familiar Island experience of catching the wind at the Nu'uanu Pali lookout. This is both an exhilarating and entertaining experience. I've seen wigs and skirts fly off, to the embarrassment of their wearers. A familiar sight is someone chasing their favorite cap down the walkway. And there are those who attempt the 45-degree-angle human lean-to stunt to the cheering of their friends.

"The title comes from an original saying from Mary Kawena Pukui's 'Olelo No'eau, a book of Hawaiian proverbs and poetical sayings. The expression, 'ka makani ka'ili kapa o Nu'uanu' refers to the particular kind of wind at the Nu'uanu Pali that snatches the kapa clothing.

"Several Hawaiian speakers were consulted and decided that changing kapa to mamalu (umbrella) expanded the meaning of the original saying while still being faithful to its source. I am very grateful to David Smith for printing the edition of 75. It simply would not have been possible for me to do this without his extensive knowledge and expertise, patience and guidance."

Edition size — 75 copies, printed on Rives BFK heavyweight grey paper, with six colors of lithographic inks from the stone.

Gift prints from the Maile Yawata limited edition are for sale at the Honolulu Printmakers show, open through March 13, Academy Art Center at Linekona, 1111 Victoria St., 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.