PUBLIC ART ARCHIVAL DATA - BY CITY
Los Angeles, Southern California, Hawai'i
The following data are consolidated from official sources and edited for accuracy.
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HAWAI'I CITIES
HAWAI'I CITIES
HAWAI'ICaptain Cook, Hilo, Honokaa, Kailua-Kona, Kalaoa, Kapaau, Keaau, WaimeaKAUA'ILihu'eMAUIWailea, WailukuO'AHUHonolulu, Wahiawā
Artworks listed with PA have been publicly funded through local public art programs.
Artworks listed with PA have been publicly funded through local public art programs.
Captain Cook, HAWAI'I [data forthcoming]
Hilo, HAWAI'I
14-foot bronze statue/scupture
"King Kamehameha" (1963; installed 1997) by R. Sandrin
north end of Wailoa River State Recreation Area, downtown Hilo, Hawai'I, HI
Honokaa, HAWAI'I [data forthcoming]
Kailua-Kona, HAWAI'I
cast bronze sculpture
"Hula Kahiko" (2000) by Lark Grey Dimond-Cates PA
south plaza, Keahole Kona International Airport, 73-200 Kupipi Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Kailua-Kona, HAWAI'I
cast bronze sculpture
"Lei Makers" (2000) by Lark Grey Dimond-Cates PA
north plaza, Keahole Kona International Airport, 73-200 Kupipi Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Kailua-Kona, HAWAI'I
"Creating Kama'āina" (2019) by Matthew Salenger PA
DESCRIPTION: approx. 20-foot high by 15-foot by 10-foot stainless steel sculpture; "Kama'āina" = "child of the land"
LOCATION: over walkway between courthouse and parking lot, Keahuolū Courthouse, 79-5451 Kamakaeha Avenue, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Kailua-Kona, HAWAI'I
"Ho'o Pahaku" (2019) by Jerry Vasconcellos PA
DESCRIPTION: rock figures made from the courthouse's construction site material
LOCATION: Keahuolū Courthouse, 79-5451 Kamakaeha Avenue, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Kalaoa, HAWAI'I [data forthcoming]
Kapaau, HAWAI'I
statue/sculpture
"King Kamehameha" (circa 1883, original, initially lost at sea and later recovered) by Thomas R. Gould
Kapa'au, North Kohala, Hawai'I
Keaau, HAWAI'I [data forthcoming]
Waimea, HAWAI'I [data forthcoming]
Lihu'e, KAUA'I
11-foot cast bronze sculpture
"Holomua" (2014) by Kazu Fukuda Kau'inana PA
entrance to Kaua'i Community College, 3-1901 Kaumualii Highway, Lihu'e, Kaua'i, HI
Additional info.: University of Hawai'i
Kahului, MAUI
"Lihikai Mural" (2021) by Matt Agcolicol PA (originally untitled)
on-street community mural (part of the Maui Quick Build project of new pedestrian and bike crossings, parking facilities, and street art highlighting the area's rich plantation history, natural surroundings, and the Lihikai School Surfers)
LOCATION: intersection of Papa Avenue and Mā'alo Street, Kahului, Maui, HI
Wailea, MAUI
"King Kamehameha" (1990) by Herb Kawainui Kane
9½-foot statue/sculpture
entrance to Grand Wailea Resort Hotel, 3850 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Maui, HI
NOTE: This statue/sculpture may not be publicly accessible.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Nā Wai 'Ehā" (2012) by Eric Okdeh
acrylic paint mural
Location: Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Wailuku, MAUI
"Pō Meke‘au" (December 2019) by E.H.A. (Endemic Hawaii Artists): Kirk Kirokawa, Elmer Bio, Noble Richardson, Amanda Bowers
acrylic paint mural
Location: 2049 Wells St., Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
NOTE: The artist was inspired by the Hawaiian adage “ ‘Ōlelo no‘eau ‘A ‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia.” / “No task is too big when done together by all.”
Wailuku, MAUI
“Hīna‘i” (2019-2020) by Jessica Kay Bodner
250 lb. woven steel sculpture
Location: Kīpuka Square, 68 N. Market Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
NOTE: “Hīna‘i“ is a Hawaiian fish trap basket, used for shrimps, eels, hīnālea, and ‘o‘opu. An alternate title for the piece is the familiar Hawaiian adage “ ‘Ōlelo no‘eau ‘A ‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia.” / “No task is too big when done together by all.”
Wailuku, MAUI
"Sea Walls Maui: Mauka to Makai" (2019) by Noble Richardson, Kirk Kirokawa, and Amanda Bowers
acrylic paint mural depicting a hina'i (basket fish trap), he'e (octopus), and the 'alala (Hawaiian crow)
Location: MAPA building, Main Street Promenade, downtown Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
untitled (2019) by Antonio Segura ("the Dulk") Donat
acrylic paint mural depicting a whale with marine creatures
Location: exterior wall of Texaco Uptown Kitchen Food Mart/Gas Station, 2085 Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
untitled (collage of colors) (2019) by Gregg Kaplan
acrylic paint mural depicting palm trees and various patterns
Location: exterior wall of Texaco Uptown Kitchen Food Mart/Gas Station, 2085 Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Nāmakaokahaʻi" (2019) by Lauren Brevner
acrylic paint mural depicting a goddess arising from the ocean
Location: side of building (facing Vinyard Street) at 96 N. Market Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
untitled (circa 2020) by Noble Richardson, Kirk Kirokawa, and Elmer Bio, Jr.
acrylic paint mural depicting a stonecutter, a child climbing a boulder in Iao Valley, and basket weaving
Location: wall of old Wailuku Pool, Wells Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Kaulana Nā Wai ʻEhā / Famous Are The Four Streams" (2019) by Cory Kamehanaokala Holt Taum
acrylic paint mural depicting a Hawaiian gourd against a marine backdrop
Location: 2085 Main Street, Wailuku, Maui Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Hawaiian Sunrise" (2020) by Erik Okdeh
acrylic paint mural
Location: wall of Requests Music building, 10 N. Market Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project. It was additionally funded by Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center, Makawao.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Kid Swimming With Turtle" (2020) by Kai'ili Kaulukukui
acrylic paint mural
Location: corner of Market Street and Vineyard Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Native Protector" (2019) by Alexandra Underwood and Joey Rose
25-foot high by 40-foot wide acrylic paint mural depicting a marine environment threatened by ocean pollution
1975 E. Vineyard Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Mauka to Makai: Hawaiian Treehouse" (circa 2020) by Matthew Ortiz and Roxanne Ortiz (AKA Wooden Wave)
approx. 12-foot high by 25-foot wide acrylic paint mural
Location: Lower Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
untitled (circa 2020) by Poihakena Ngawati
acrylic paint mural depicting a Hawaiian woman and child
Location: south facing facade, 1774 Lower Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Celestial Guidance" (2019) by Mary Iverson
acrylic paint mural depicting a constellation from the Haleakalā observatory and a Polynesian navigation compass
Location: 1132 Lower Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Additional info.: This mural is the result of the December 2019 Wailuku Murals Ho'olu Mural Festival, sponsored by the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART project. It is associated with the PangeaSeed Foundation.
Wailuku, MAUI
"Chinese Take Out: Super Size" (2020) by Sean Baba
6-foot high by 4-foot by 4-foot painted steel sculpture
200 S. High Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
NOTE: Baba's sculpture was inspired by the Hawaiian adage "ʻōlelo noʻeau: O ke aloha ke kuleana o kahi malihini " / "love is the host in strange lands"
Aiea, O'AHU
165-foot tall acrylic mural (Hawaiian moon goddess "Hina", modeled by Hawaiian model Mahina Garcia)
"Hina" (2017) by Kamea Hadar
side of 14-story Halawa View Apartments, 96-008 Kalaloa Street, Aiea, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"King Kamehameha" (circa 1883) by Thomas R. Gould
statue/sculpture of King Kamehameha I; [June 2019: restoration of its patina and gilding was completed to mark the Hawaiian monarch's June 11 birthday]
in front of Ali'iolani Hale, Hawai'I State Supreme Court, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Gould was commissioned to create a statue of Kamehameha by the legislature of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and modeled the figure at his studio in Rome in 1879. It was cast in bronze at a Paris foundry in 1880 but was lost in a shipwreck on its way to Hawai'i. A second statue was cast from the same model and arrived safely; it was unveiled by Hawai'i's last king, Kalakaua, in 1883 in front of the Judiciary Building in Honolulu, where it still remains. The first statue was subsequently recovered and brought to Hawai'i; in 1912 it was placed at Kohala Court House in Kapa'au on the Island of Hawai'i, in Kamehameha's home district. Soure: Architect of the Capitol
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Spirit of Lili'uokalani" (April 10, 1982) by Mariana Pineda
6-foot high cast bronze statue of Queen Lili'uokalani, mounted on a 5-foot diameter by 1-foot high bronze base
between State Capitol and Iolani Palance, downtown, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
ADDITIONAL DETAIL: born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the first queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893. She was the composer of "Aloha ʻOe" and numerous other works, and she wrote her autobiography Hawaiʻi's Story by Hawaiʻi's Queen during her imprisonment following the overthrow. Source: WikipediaThe statue shows Queen Lili'uokalani with three significant documents (sheet music for “Aloha ‘Oe,” part of the 1893 Hawai‘i constitution, and the Kumulipo ancient creation chant she translated during her imprisonment in 1895.
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Duke Paoa Kahanamoku" (1990) by Jan Gordon Fisher
9-foot cast bronze statue
Kuhio Beach Park at Uluniu Avenue, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Robert Wilcox" (Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox) (1993) [artist unlisted]
7-foot cast bronze statue of Robert Wilcox, mounted on a 4-foot pedestal
Fort Street Mall, Wilcox Park, 102 S. King Street, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"The Stones of Life" or "The Stone of Life" ("Nā Pōhaku Ola O Kapaemahu A Me Kapuni ) (1500; installed at this location in 1997); stone platform by Billy Fields
monument: 4 ancient basaltic stones, altar and platform
Kuhio Beach Park at Kaiulani Avenue, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Queen Emma" (1999) by Ron Smith
bronze bust of Queen Emma, mounted on a 4-foot high pedestal
225 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Tropical Sounds" (2000) by Jun Kaneko PA
3 piece ceramic sculpture, entry plaza design and landscape
entrance, Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Additional info.: Jun Kaneko
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Makua and Kila" (2001) by Holly Young PA
cast patinated bronze and stone sculpture
Kuhio Beach Park at Kapahulu Avenue, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana 'ole" (2001) by Sean Browne PA
7-foot high bronze statue of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole, mounted on a 5-foot diameter base
Kuhio Beach Park at Ohua Avenue, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Queen Kapi'olani" (Dec. 31, 2001) by Holly Young
6½-foot high statue of Queen Kapi'olani on a black granite pedestal [plaque reads: "KŪLIA I KA NU'U" / "STRIVE FOR THE HIGHEST"]
Kapi'olani Park, 2686 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Surfer on a Wave" (2003) by Robert Pashby PA
9-foot by 12-foot bronze sculpture
Kuhio Beach Park, Kalakaua Avenue at Monsarrat Avenue, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Become a Star" (2008) by Moon-Young Lee
metal and stone sculpture
Pawa'a Neighborhood Park, S. King Street and Young Street, Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Beautiful Butterflies" (2009) by Bronzeman
29-inch by 29-inch bronze sculpture
Butterfly Garden, Foster Botanical Garden, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu, O'Ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"As the Water Flows" (2010) by Jodi Endicott PA
6-panel fused glass mural
above entryway, Kapolei Hale City Hall, 1000 Ulu 'Ohi'a Street, Kapolei, O'Ahu, HI
Additional info.: Jodi Endicott
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Stories of Kapolei (Na Mo'olelo o Kapolei)" (2011) by Carter Black PA
5-part mural
interior foyer, Kapolei Hale City Hall, 1000 Ulu 'Ohi 'a Street, Kapolei, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"The Battle of Mo' ili' ili' " (2016) by Laura Ruby PA
approx. 20-foot by 20-foot mural
Moiili'ili Makiki Fire Station, 1210 Wilder Avenue, Makiki, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Kūkulu Ho'omaluhia" (2017) by Kawika Eskaran
15-foot by 4-foot carved wood sculpture
corner of South Street and Ala Moana Blvd., Kaka'ako, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Additional info.: Hawai'i Public Radio
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Aloha" (2018) by Jeff Gress (sponsored by Honolulu Coffee Co.)
approx. 10-foot by 50-foot acrylic mural
side of Honolulu Coffee Experience Center, 1800 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"King Kamehameha III" (installed July 31, 2018) by Thomas Jay Warren PA
12-foot high cast bronze statue of King Kamehameha III, born Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa [erected in honor of the 175th commemoration of La Ho'ijo'i Ea (Sovereignty Restoration Day) on July 31, 1843]
Thomas Square, 9255 Beretania Street, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Honolulu, O'AHU
"Patsy Mink" (2018) by Holly Young PA
full size cast bronze statue of Patsy Mink, surrounded by various plaques containing her quotes
outdoor seating area, Hawaii State Public Library, 478 S. King Street, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Additional info.: The Maui News
Wahiawā, O'AHU
mural
"The Last Harvest" (2009) by Leilehua High School students
interior, Wahiawā City Police Station, 330 N. Cane Street, Wahiawā, O'Ahu, HI
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