‘revitalize hilo’ GROUP residency

MURAL BY SAM YONG (@SAMINTHEWOLF) ON THE CORNER OF PONAHAWAI AND KINOOLE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

MURAL BY SAM YONG (@SAMINTHEWOLF) ON THE CORNER OF PONAHAWAI AND KINOOLE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

MURAL BY RICK HAYWARD AND EMILY DEVERS (@FRANKANDMIMI) AT HILO BACKPACKER'S HOSTEL PARKING LOT. 

MURAL BY RICK HAYWARD AND EMILY DEVERS (@FRANKANDMIMI) AT HILO BACKPACKER'S HOSTEL PARKING LOT. 

MURAL BY KAI'ILI KA'ULUKUKUI (@ARTWORKOFKAI) AT DOWNTOWN KTA ON KEAWE STREET. 

MURAL BY KAI'ILI KA'ULUKUKUI (@ARTWORKOFKAI) AT DOWNTOWN KTA ON KEAWE STREET. 

MURAL BY YOSKAY YAMAMOTO (@YOSKAYYAMAMOTO) AT AGASA FURNITURE AND MUSIC STORE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

MURAL BY YOSKAY YAMAMOTO (@YOSKAYYAMAMOTO) AT AGASA FURNITURE AND MUSIC STORE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

MURAL BY BRANDY SERIKAKU (@B_ALIA) AT HANA HOU HILO ON BAYFRONT. 

MURAL BY BRANDY SERIKAKU (@B_ALIA) AT HANA HOU HILO ON BAYFRONT. 

MURAL BY JET MARTINEZ (@JETMAR1) ON FURNEAUX LANE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

MURAL BY JET MARTINEZ (@JETMAR1) ON FURNEAUX LANE IN DOWNTOWN HILO. 

We are thrilled to have completed our largest activation yet to #RevitalizeHilo. This activation featured 5 visiting artists - Jet Martinez, Yoskay Yamamoto, Rick Hayward, Emily Devers, and Sam Yong; two local artists - Kai'ili Kaulukukui and Brandy Serikaku; and our visiting filmmaker Cory Martin.  

This public art and sustainability project was made possible through support from Novo Painting (Cole and Lisa Palea), OluKai, K. Taniguchi, Ltd., Hana Hou Hilo, Agasa Furniture Store and Keaukaha One Youth Development. 

Thank you to our friends at HPM Building Supply, Takamine Construction, Sweet Cane Café, Aloha Mondays, Aiona Car Sales, Two Ladies Kitchen, Moon and Turtle, Big Island Booch, OK Farms, The Locavore Store, Island Naturals, Shark’s Coffee and MaruMaru Hawaii for additional donations!

Lastly we'd like to say a big Mahalo to our team - Regional Director Ashley Kierkiewicz, Operations member Arik May of Aloha Made, and to Circle of Life Hilo’s Leandra Keuma and local artist Kathleen Kam for the on-site support and keiki volunteers.