Those passing by in Kalihi on Oʻahu may find themselves staring at a vision of Hawaiʻi’s future.
On the intersection of one of Honolulu’s busiest industrial districts and the harbor sits a building that is now home to a lush mural where a canopy of painted native plants seem to have grown over a once blank wall.
Kānaka Maoli artist Kaiʻili Kaulukukui teamed up with the nonprofit organization Grow Good Hawaii to create the piece. The mural is part of the “Re-imagining Wao Kānaka” movement, which challenges residents to imagine a greener future for Hawaiʻi…