MURALS
A collection of walls painted over the years.
FINDING MY WAY TO THE WALL
I started painting murals after watching Cory Taum paint during POW! WOW! while I was still in high school. I was fortunate enough to help fill in a few colors on one of his walls, and that experience sparked my interest in learning how to paint at that scale. I wanted to figure out how I could continue pursuing mural work and create walls of my own.
It wasn't until my junior year of college that I got my first real opportunity, being accepted into Paint Memphis, a mural festival in Memphis, Tennessee. That experience opened the door to a whole new side of my creative practice. I've been fortunate to continue painting murals since then, taking on projects that have allowed me to grow as an artist, explore storytelling on a larger scale, and contribute to the visual landscape of the communities I'm a part of.
“KEALOHA-PAU‘OLE”
MURALS FOR KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Centered on the image of a kānoa, this mural honors wai as a life-giving resource that has long sustained Kapaʻakea and the communities connected to it. Much like the function of a kānoa, the work also reflects the sharing of ʻike and the relationships that bind people together. By depicting the layers of patterns, the installation reveals the many ways water connects people, place, and culture. It serves as a reminder of our collective kūleana to care for wai and steward this precious resource for generations to come.
2026 - Painted Aluminum Stand-Offs on Concrete - Various sizes
MURAL FOR NĀLANI KANAKA‘ole & SIG ZANE DESIGNS
Using art from Aunty Nālani Kanakaʻole and Uncle Sig, I led a small team to paint the biggest wall I’ve had the opportunity of painting.
2026 - Acrylic on concrete - 97’ x 13’
“NĀ MĀHOE”
MURAL FOR HAWAIIAN COUNCIL
Pewas have always been one of my favorite shapes.
Traditionally used to reinforce cracking pieces of wood, the “butterfly notch” has gradually evolved into a decorative inlay that woodworkers use to elevate their craft. I wanted to use this shape in the art for the Hawaiian Council walls to call out to that necessary balance between what is traditional and what is contemporary - a duality that I think many of us contemporary Hawaiians are often tasked with navigating. Toeing the line between telling old stories and telling new ones, the four ki’i I painted on top of the pattern work extend this idea of balance.
2025 - Acrylic on drywall - 86’ x 8’
MURAL FOR “POKE TO THE MAX”
I painted this one for Poke to the Max at San Francisco International Airport, this mural brings a piece of Hawaiʻi into one of the busiest travel hubs in the world. Drawing from the visual language and cultural influences of Hawaiʻi, the piece celebrates the connection between food, place, and identity.
It was an opportunity to create something that represents our home in the islands while sharing a bit of that spirit with travelers passing through San Francisco.
2024 - Acrylic on Wooden slats - 14’ x 14’
“THE MANY MOI”
MURAL for “MANU ʻIWA O KA MALANAI”
I had the opportunity to help organize this “community wall” in Kailua this past week for local organization ““MANU ʻIWA O KA MALANAI.” The immense team effort to get this wall done culminated in a community paint day with Kalaheo High School’s 14-18 boys and girls paddling team where we painted over 200 moi.
2024 - 72’ x 6’
“THE MO‘O YOU KNOW”
MURAL FOR “WAIWAI COLLECTIVE”
I grew up in He‘eia and spent my childhood years living and working all along the Ko‘olau mountain range, from Inoa‘ole Loop in Waimānalo to Ali‘i Cluster in He‘eia, all the way through Waikāne, Hakipu‘u, and Ka‘a‘awa - the place that my ‘ohana has called home for the last 45 years. I am fortunate enough to have grown up around storytellers that never forgot to tell me about the magical and mysterious mo‘o that come before me in the Palikū and Kumuhonua lineages who were in charge of protecting and maintaining the fresh and brackish water systems that our communities rely upon.
I wanted to use this opportunity for my first big mural in Hawai‘i as a way to represent and honor the mo‘o that have come before us and the mo‘o that still have kūleana to the magnificent places that we call home.
2023 - Acrylic on Drywall - 20’ x 8’
“THE BALANCE OF SIMILARITIES”
MURAL for “PAINT MEMPHIS”
A few mentors of mine have always reinforced the responsibility that we have as artists and story tellers to keep telling our stories as a means to keep our culture alive. Now a little bit of Hawaiʻi exists in Memphis because of it.
2023 - 13’ x 8’
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