Fellows mentioned in this story: Pualani Enos

From The Maui News:

On April 6, Maui Public Art Corps will host a public blessing and unveiling of a large-scale mural on the exterior of Ceramic Tile Plus & Exclusively Yours, at the intersection of Kahului Beach Road and Ka‘ahumanu Avenue, facing Harbor Lights and Kahului Harbor.

A project many months in the making, the piece was designed by artist Oscar Lett, whose proposal to bring the story of Aunty Nanifay Paglinawan and Pualani Enos to life as a work of public art was selected by a community panel this winter.

In 2023, Nanifay Paglinawan, Women Helping Women lifetime achievement awardee and attorney Pualani Enos, who teaches at UH Mānoa Matsunaga Institute for Peace, recorded a talk-story as part of Maui Public Art Corps’ Hui Mo’olelo program partnership with Hale Hōʻike’ike at the Bailey House/ Maui Historical Society and the County of Maui. The narrative recounts harsh persecution and punishment endured for speaking ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i, reflecting a stark contrast to today’s celebration of Hawaiian culture, a mere 50 years later.

When asked what it means to have her story transformed into a work of public art, Enos responded “It makes me as a Hawaiian, as a tiny blip on our 4,000 year history of being and knowing, feel seen rather than invisible. Hawai’i treasures, our value, displayed as invincible for all to see.”

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