New mural in Wailuku aims to spread awareness about child abuse prevention
The mural is called “Hoomau,” which means persistence, perseverance and renewal. (Source: County of Maui)
By HNN Staff | April 6, 2021 at 9:04 AM HST - Updated April 6 at 9:54 AM
WAILUKU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui man has transformed a wall in Wailuku into a work of art.
Artist Kirk Kurokawa painted a new mural at the Victim Witness Building on Well Street, which was unveiled to highlight April as Child Abuse Prevention month.
The mural is called “Hoomau” — which means persistence, perseverance and renewal — and features a critically endangered Kiwikiu, or Maui Parrotbill, and Ohia.