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28-05-2025
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Hanauma Bay to stay open late for public art initiative
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hanauma Bay is open late on May 27 for the City and County of Honolulu's public art initiative 'Wahi Pana: Storied Places.' The evening will feature the premiere of a film by Kekahi Wahi, a grassroots film collective. Kauaʻi officials urge public to prepare for hurricane season 'We thought that Hanauma Bay is the most visited site in the Hawaiian islands; so, video is a really wonderful way to spread that information far and wide,' said Wahi Pana Co-Director Donnie Cervantes. Wahi Pana is a multi-year project featuring art installations across the island, designed to connect each island location with their indigenous stories. The city also unveiled art pieces at Kapiʻoani Park and Koko Crater Botanical Garden over the weekend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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27-05-2025
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Koloikeao Anthony's ‘Kū‘ena‘ena' watches over Kapiʻolani Park
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Brand new art pieces have made their debut in Kapiʻolani Park. An Oʻahu artist's graphic installation depicting kiʻi, or ancestral guardians, was unveiled Sunday, May 25, at the former archery range. Engine trouble forces emergency plane landing at Kapiolani Park This is the latest piece in the City's Wahi Pana: Storied Places public art project, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. The art piece was the second 'Wahi Pana' piece unveiled over the weekend. The installation, named Kū'ena'ena, was created by artist Koloikeao Anthony, which features vibrant, symbolic imagery to represent kiʻi who will 'stand watch' over the land near the installation through a powerful series of graphic panels mounted on existing signposts. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news A ceremony was held Sunday afternoon to commemorate the unveiling of the installation. 'To me, it brings desire to keep on creating, but also it has its ties to the original name of this place,' said artist Koloikeao Anthony. Set just below the historic Papaʻenaʻena Heiau, Anthony's work challenges popularized tiki imagery and reimagines the presence of Kū, an important figure in Hawaiian belief systems, as a living force in today's world. Community members joined Anthony in a walk-through of the installation, which transforms overlooked park signage into a site of cultural remembrance and visual storytelling. Check out more news from around Hawaii Koloikeao Anthony is a Kānaka Maoli visual artist whose work bridges contemporary design with ancestral memory. Through public art and graphic installation, his practice seeks to reclaim and re-present sacred spaces, challenging colonial aesthetics and amplifying Indigenous presence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
