Kapolei Judicial Complex Art Glass
2006-2009
SFCA artist competition award
Wai or water was such an inherent part of Hawaiian culture. So integral in life form, the precise use, conservation and preservation of water, a word form, "Kanawai" meant the code of Law.
These 5 art glass water murals are site specific. They are all from the West side of O'ahu's Ahupua'a o Honouliuli (land division) which includes the Kapolei area.
This naturally protected salt water pond called Anianiku in a small precious coastal section called Lanikuhounua (Where the sky meets the earth).
Anianiku is a reflecting/ healing pond; in the days of the Ali'i (royalty), they would dip their newborn in these waters to give them "ha" or breath.
This nurturing pond also protected the spawning, keiki fish to grow before venturing north along the Waianae coast.
With this two-pane window system (IGU: Integrated glass unit), the exterior is a clear, tempered slumped glass interpretation of a water image, and the interior flat pane is the air brushed, splattered enamel fused color interpretation.
