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Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2009

Student mural brightens Nuuanu Elementary School campus


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Nuuanu Elementary School fifth graders worked today on one of two murals their class is painting as a legacy gift to the school.

RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Hokulea sails forever on a rolling sea ... in the heart of Nuuanu.

As part of their legacy gift, Nuuanu Elementary School’s fifth-grade class of 2009 dressed up the side of a campus storage container with a mural of the storied voyaging canoe.
It’s a tradition at the small public school, with each graduating class leaving a little something for the students that will follow.
The container, Nuuanu teacher Lynn Murakami said, "was something of an eyesore." So, with the help of John Hina, the students decided to spruce up the container with images that would incorporate Hawaiian themes.
A onetime tagger, Hina heads 808 Urban, which encourages youth to use their artistic skills creatively.
He worked with the students to decide what they would paint, then sketched out the image.
The students have worked the last two days to finish the project.
Which, it turns out, is just in time for the school’s annual Family Fun Night.