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Art in Public Places Collection: Aliiolani Hale

April 25, 2024

In collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, 21 artworks from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection will be displayed in the Judiciary’s new exhibit, “ʻImi i Ka Pono: Reflections on Land, Culture, and Identity”, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Aliʻiōlani Hale. This exhibit explores the layered relationships between justice and power in Hawaiʻi, where diverse traditions coexist among a complex civic history. Exhibit curated by Brieanah Gouveia, curator for the Judiciary History Center (Aliʻiolani Hale). Exhibit is open April 27 – July 26, 2024.

Guided Tours

Attendees of the Judiciary’s 150th celebration on Saturday, April 27th will be the first to view the new exhibit. Guided tours with the Hawaiʻi Mission Houses’ History Theatre on Saturday are free with reservations. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary website: courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2024/04/celebrating-150-years-of-law-civics-and-culture-at-ali%ca%bbiolani-hale.

Artworks in the Exhibit

“Spam, 1893” color photograph by Keith Tallet
“December Seven” oil painting by Juliette May Fraser
“Fulcrum” woodblock print by Hans Ladislaus
“The Land of Ku” mixed media by Edward Brownlee
“Huaʻi iho na puʻewai i ke alanui” black and white photograph by Piliamoʻo
Museum Lobby, Aliʻiolani Hale. All artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click on thumbnail image for full view.
“Kealakekua” oil and acrylic painting by Edward Stasack
“Landed Committee – Annexation”, screenprint by Laura Ruby
“Luther (Portrait of Luther Makekau)” oil painting by Tomas Belsky
Monarchy Courts Gallery, Aliʻiolani Hale. All artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click on thumbnail image for full view.
“I ka wa ma mua ka wa ma hope” mixed media print by Alexia Moore
“E Ho ʻai ʻOle ʻOukou” mixed media sculpture by Kunāne Wooton
“The Time of Change” carved wood sculpture, S. Kazu Kauinana
“The Ears of Laka” ceramic by Robert Fredericks
Monarchy Courts Gallery – Labor Vitrine, Aliʻiolani Hale. All artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click on thumbnail image for full view.
“Interface Series II” color photograph by Dean Yeishin Oshiro
“Interface Series II #2” c-print by Dean Yeishin Oshiro
“Pineapple Fields and Golden Silky Oats” oil on canvas painting by Jack Hamilton
“Sugar in the Raw” digital and mixed media on paper by Romolo Valencia
Clerk’s Lobby, Aliʻiolani Hale. All artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click on thumbnail image for full view.
“A Bombing Target” color photograph by David Ulrich
“Pahukini Heiau, Koʻolaupoko” silver gelatin print by Joseph Singer
“Waʻahila, 2002” photograph by Jan Becket
“Waʻahila, 2010” photograph by Jan Becket
“City of Refuge” black and white infrared photograph by Gretchen Aona
Makai Lobby, Aliʻiolani Hale. All artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click on thumbnail image for full view.

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