Art

A new mural at the intersection of Waialae and Koko Head avenues in Kaimukī honors the late musician Fiji. Tony Rocks of the Honolulu Piercing Company commissioned street artist Tehrell Porter to create the mural.

Two years after the 2023 Maui wildfires, Native Hawaiian artist Sam Kaʻai is anxious to start his new line of work. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Next month marks 80 years since the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, which ended the war in the Pacific. Here in Hawaiʻi, there will be an event at the Waikīkī Natatorium on Aug. 6.

The beloved musician Fiji was widely recognized as a pioneer of Pacific sound. He died last week in Suva, Fiji, while surrounded by his family. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports how his legacy lives on.

Artists are using beer cans as their canvas to show off their work. That's according to Oʻahu resident Xavier Urbano.

Kauaʻi County officials are calling on local artists to design a public monument for the historic Battle of Hanapēpē, also known as the 1924 Hanapēpē Massacre.

Mary Cassatt is an American impressionist known for her radical take on art with feminine subjects. The exhibit called "Mary Cassatt at Work" will be on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art until Oct. 12.

Kapulani Landgraf's work will be on display at the Whitney Museum in New York until January and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art until August.

The nonprofit Pacific Islanders in Communications could be victims of Congress's clawback of federal funds intended for public media outlets like NPR and PBS. The move from the U.S. House prompted the 34-year-old nonprofit to pause two programs that have distributed nearly $25 million to independent creators, including those in Hawai‘i, since 1992.

The contemporary public art installation is back for the second phase of projects that will be on display for the public starting later this month.