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Dec 16, 2020 · Mele Murals Summer Program. We Need. Your Help. Your tax-deductible financial contributions provide critically needed support of public arts and placemaking programs in Hawai‘i. Provide Hawai‘i schools with qualified arts educators, cultural advisors and professional muralists to guide students through the Mele Murals process.
Mele Murals, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2,091 likes · 52 were here. Mele Murals is a project of the Estria Foundation that provides youth development, arts education, cultural preservation, and community...
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Mele Murals is a documentary about the transformative power of art through the unlikely union of graffiti and ancient Hawaiian culture. At the center of this story are the artists Estria Miyashiro (aka Estria) and John Hina (aka Prime), and a group of Native Hawaiian youth from the rural community of Waimea, HI.
Each mural is created by a Hālau Pāheona (visual arts school). Area kūpuna (elders) and kumu (educators) guide the participating youth and artists, as well as the larger community, to explore the mana‘o pili pono (literal meaning) and kaona (poetic hidden meaning) of the mele and mo‘olelo.
May 25, 2016 · “Mele Murals” is a new documentary film that examines the complexities of contemporary Native Hawaiian cultural identity and the power of urban street. John "Prime" Hina -- one of the artists...
Mele Murals advances the ideals and spirit of the Hawaiian culture through the creation of a series of large-scale murals inspired by mele (songs) and na mo‘olelo (stories) of Hawai‘i. It is a project which focuses on Hawaiian youth.
