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The state Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife is taking entries for its annual art contest until March 15.
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Vaimoana Niumeitolu is a former Hawaiʻi resident who lives in New York. She studied painting at Yale University and has murals in the U.S. and around the world. Murals have historically functioned as artwork that reflects the lives and dreams of ordinary people, which is why the 13 murals she painted in the West Bank and Jordan are particularly relevant today.
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Gov. Josh Green discusses his priorities for Maui's recovery and building more housing for the homeless; UH highlights its effort to measure the impact of Maui wildfires on coastal water quality; and muralist Vaimoana Niumeitolu shares her experience painting murals in the West Bank
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Ruben Aira Jr., a long time artist in the field of carving, said the artworks aim to capture Hawai‘i’s vibrant environment with pieces of broken surfboards sculpted into the shape of seaflowers.
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Two nonprofits discuss the grants available for building agroforestry in Hawaiʻi, the U.S. Interior Department shares info on climate change adaptation grants available to Native Hawaiian organizations; and the mother of a slain child shares the story behind the nonprofit Pierce's Pledge
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A recent roundtable centered around the "7 Degrees North - The Arts of Micronesia" exhibit highlighted the successes and challenges faced by artists from Micronesia residing in Hawaiʻi.
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"Project Banaba" takes visitors on a journey from the beginning of phosphate mining on Banaba Island in 1900 to resident protests for sovereignty after relocating 40 years later to Fiji. Banaba is roughly 2,700 miles southwest of Hawaiʻi and small enough to fit on Kahoʻolawe 20 times. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Local artists and inmates unveiled life-size murals at Hawaiʻi's only women's prison, located in Windward Oʻahu. One mural featuring at least 20 species of marine life is roughly 18 feet tall and 50 feet wide. The project hopes to promote tranquility and liveliness. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Palauan culture and art are on display at a new exhibit at the East-West Center Gallery in Mānoa. The Conversation talked to co-curators Margo Vitarelli and Annie Reynolds about what it took to mount this unusual exhibit.
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Fire can burn wood and other materials — but bronze is slightly tougher. Remnants of esteemed art seared in the flames on Aug. 8 and toppled into the ocean, where many believed they would never be found again. But as emergency responders sifted through the rubble, a sculpture of a humpback whale emerged from the shore break. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.