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Public collections of Hawaiian art may be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), the Hawaii State Art Museum and the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1967, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to implement a Percent for Art law. The Art in State Buildings Law established the Art in Public Places Program ...
Patrick Ching (born c. 1963), conservationist and wildlife artist, ornithological illustrator, and children's book author; Louis Choris (1795–1828), German–Russian painter and explorer; Henry B. Christian (1883–1953), painter; Ernest William Christmas (1863–1918), Australian painter; Edward Clifford (1844–1907), English artist and author
Mary Louise Kaleonahenahe Wentworth Peck Kekuewa (February 5, 1926 – July 18, 2008) was an American Hawaiian master of the ancient art of lei hulu (or feather lei) making and teacher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is considered the "matriarch of the feather arts" according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser . [ 2 ]
William Twigg-Smith's oil on canvas painting 'Hilo Sampans', 1917, 30 x 36 in. William Twigg-Smith (né Smith; November 2, 1883 – April 21, 1950) was a New Zealand-born painter, illustrator and musician, who lived most of his life in Hawaii.
Roen Halley Kahalewai McDonald Hufford (née Roen Halley Kahalewai McDonald; born 1950) is an American Native Hawaiian kapa artist. In 2023, she was named as one of nine National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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These artists all depicted Hawaiian warriors clad in feather capes, some wearing helmet. Another example is "A Man of the Sandwich Islands, with his Helmet" (engraving by John Keyse Sherwin , after Webber's painting, 1778–1784) which has been identified as Kanaʻina ( Kalaimanokahoʻowaha ), who was killed during the altercation.
Bernice Ann Keolamauloaonalani Akamine (née Bernice Ann Keolamauloaonalani Miyamoto; born December 1, 1949 – June 14, 2024) was an American Native Hawaiian traditional artist and Hawaiian rights activist. Her visual art has taken multiple forms, including glass and featherwork, and she teaches traditional Hawaiian art techniques such as the ...