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Community Paint Day: Artist Solomon Enos Invites Public to Create New Mural at Kalanimoku Building

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Department of Accounting and General Services are hosting a community paint day at the Kalanimoku Building. Artist Solomon Enos designed an abstract, island‑inspired mural that highlights connection and ecosystems; nets in the design symbolize networks and gathering. DAGS primed the wall in October, and volunteers are welcome to help—no experience necessary. Brushes, paint and refreshments are provided.

05:29 PM, 11/30/2025Culture
Community Paint Day: Artist Solomon Enos Invites Public to Create New Mural at Kalanimoku Building

Community members are invited to pick up brushes and help paint a new mural inside the Kalanimoku Building’s basement parking garage. The collaborative project, led by artist Solomon Enos, aims to transform a plain wall into a welcoming, site-specific work of public art.

About the mural

Solomon Enos, Artist‑in‑Residence for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), designed an abstract composition that celebrates connection, movement and community. The bright palette and organic forms are inspired by the Hawaiian Islands and their natural ecosystems; one recurring motif—nets—symbolizes networks and the ways people gather and support one another.

“Nets carry, capture, gather and also symbolize networks,” Enos said.

How the community can participate

The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Central Services Division prepared the wall in October by cleaning and priming the surface. Now volunteers and passersby are invited to help fill in the design. No art experience is required—Enos is on site during the painting sessions to offer guidance and demonstrate techniques.

Brushes, paint and other supplies are provided. Attendees are asked to wear clothing they don’t mind getting messy. Light refreshments will be available, restrooms are inside the building, and free parking is offered nearby for participating members of the public.

Why it matters

State officials say the painted wall greets many visitors to the Kalanimoku Building, and by inviting the public to participate they hope to create a more welcoming entrance and give people a direct role in shaping the building’s public face. The project turns an everyday space into a shared expression of place and community.

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