Kamea Hadar at POW! WOW! Long Beach 2018

Hawaiian Airlines has furthered its commitment to supporting local artists by commissioning the company’s first large-scale mural painted by renowned Hawai‘i artist Kamea Hadar. The mural created during 2018's POW! WOW! festival in Long Beach, tells a story of sustainability and the importance of protecting natural
resources.
The mural is approximately 25 feet wide by 60 feet tall, and is located on the Jean Machine building at the intersection of Fourth Street and The Promenade North. When painting the piece at the weeklong art festival, Hadar drew inspiration from the flow of water and the role it plays in giving life. It features two female dancers and celebrates Hawai‘i’s ahupua‘a - an ancient land division extending from mountains to the sea - with its use of mossy-green to ocean-blue gradients, native vines and tropical flora such as the yellow hibiscus, Hawai‘i’s state flower.
Hadar’s POW! WOW! Long Beach mural sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines is the first artwork to be unveiled in a series of commissioned pieces called “Mālama ‘Āina” (to care for Mother Earth).
Directed by Jesse Yonover and Ryan Miyamoto.