Mural to be dedicated

Advertiser Staff

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts dedicated a new ceramic tile mural by Mark Kadota at Kalihi Uka Elementary School Friday. The sculpture, "Kapukawaiokalihi/The Water Door of Kalihi," was inspired by a legend about a journey into Kalihi Valley by the gods Kane and Kaneloa, during which they found 'awa, but no water with which to prepare the sacred drink. Kane struck the earth with his staff and a hole was formed from which water flowed. Kadota is a California-born world traveler who moved to Hawai'i in 1971 and works in many artistic media, from painting and writing to dance and performance art.

• More SFCA art dedications: ceramic murals by Bob Flint and the 2002 Student Art Exhibition, 1 p.m. May 5, Hawai'i Convention Center; 3 p.m. May 17, Campbell High School, bronze sculpture by Kazu Fukuda; 10a.m. May 20, UH School of Architecture, glass sculpture by James Carpenter; 2:15 p.m. May 21, Lana'i School, mixed-media sculpture by Bruce Fink; 9 a.m. May 24, Hickam Elementary School, bronze sculpture by Viliami Toluta'au; and 9 a.m. June 4, Kapalama Elementary School, concrete sculpture by Kay Mura.

Vermont sculptor Kate Pond will build a new 7-foot-tall steel sculpture, "All One," on the campus of Kapi'olani Community College. The sculpture is Pond's interpretation of the Japanese character for "person" or "humankind." It is one of a world series that began in Quebec, with others in Oslo, Norway, and Sendai, Japan. The final sculpture will be erected in New Zealand.