Murals more than ‘paint on a wall’

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Dr. Addison Bulosan of the Rice Street Association, second from left, interrupts the workflow of Mo‘olelo Murals artists Bethany Coma, Holly Ka‘iakapu and Bree Blake, front to back, after dropping some paint on the cover cloth during the application of prime coat on the construction wall of the former Kaua‘i Realty building on Kress Street in Lihu‘e Thursday.

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From left, Mo‘olelo Murals artists Bethany Coma, Bree Blake and Holly Ka‘iakapu start work on prime coating the construction wall on the former Kaua‘i Realty building on Kress Street in Lihu‘e Thursday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Mo‘olelo Murals artist Bethany Coma works with muralist Trysen Kaneshige on a “Stop Asian Hate” piece during last Saturday’s rally hosted by the YWCA of Kaua‘i on the lawn of the Historic County Building on Rice Street in Lihu‘e.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Mo‘olelo Murals artist Bethany Coma and muralist Trysen Kaneshige work on a “Stop Asian Hate” piece during last Saturday’s rally hosted by the YWCA of Kaua‘i on the lawn of the Historic County Building on Rice Street in Lihu‘e. The completed mural now stands outside the YWCA of Kaua‘i building on Hardy Street in Lihu‘e.

LIHU‘E — “It’s beautiful,” said Oscar Hernandez, who took advantage of the afternoon shade to wash his car on Kress Street. “This is real nice.”

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