Kawainui – Creating a Visual Legacy

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Kawainui – Creating a Visual Legacy

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Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina

Ipo and Kunani Nihipali work with children to create a mural at Kainalu Elementary School that reflects and interprets the cultural and natural history of nearby Kawainui Marsh.

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Kawainui – Creating a Visual Legacy