Design to replace state Capitol reflecting pools takes shape
Finishing touches are being applied to the design for a waterless representation of the ocean to replace dysfunctional reflecting pools around the state Capitol, paint dot by paint dot applied by roughly 2,000 people across Hawaii. Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos is nearing completion of the artistic phase, in which he enlisted the public to add tiny textural details to an underlying painting he made to convey an abstract vision of the waters surrounding islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Karen Fassler, left, and sister, Heidi Berman, decide where to put their dots of paint.
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Jan Taniguchi puts down her paint dots.
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A rendering of the finished pool.
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Karli, left, and Aaron Strom, with sons, Hunter and Roycen, take a photo of where their dots of paint will be on the mural.
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Cynthia and Brooks Takenaka put down their dots.
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Karen Fassler, left, and sister, Heidi Berman, decide where to put their dots of paint.
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Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos, selected by a state panel in March to craft the appearance of the reflecting pool conversion, is nearing completion of the artistic phase, in which he enlisted the public to add tiny textural details to an underlying painting he made to convey an abstract vision of the waters surrounding islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Brooks Takenaka puts his dots down.
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Cynthia and Brooks Takenaka put down their dots of paint.
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Former State Sen. Brian Taniguchi and his wife, Jan, put down their dots of paint.
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A rendering of the finished pool.
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