POW WOW Street Art Festival, Hawaii 2017

After touring the globe and painting the streets of eight different cities, contemporary art initiative POW! WOW! went back on home turf to Oahu, Hawaii for POWWOW 2017! The festival started on February 11th and ran until the 18th, Street artists and musicians gathered at the Kaka’ako neighbourhood and created new murals and installations for this years festival.

POW! WOW! Hawaii 2017 invited local and international artists to the beautiful town of Oahu, including Careaux, Cinta Vidal, Dan Witz, Defer, The Draculas, Drew Merritt, Evoca, Glazed Paradise, James Jean, Joram Roukes, Kevin Lyons, Maya Hayuk, Michelle Tanguay, MR. Jago, Oakoak, OG Slick, Ouizi, PichiAvo, Shok-1, Tara McPherson, Tavar Zawacki (Above),Telmo Miel, Woes, Beak, Ckaweeks, Dak1ne, Devour, Gavin Murai, Hoven, Jasper Wong, Jeffrey Gress, Kai Kaulukukui, Kamea Hadar, Kaplan Bunce, Katch, Lucky Olelo, Maek, Mason Rose, Mung, Monster, Ran Noveck, Prime, Puff, Rolando Venegas, Solomon Enos, Soker, Uglykids, Whomu and Wooden Wave.

Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
Shok1, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
Michelle Tanguay, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
Rolando Venegas, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneyKimmey
The Draculas, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg

As you can tell there was a lot going on over the festival period with all this much talent in one place. The final murals can be seen below…

Defer, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Boz Schurr, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Boz Schurr, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Ckaweeks and Melon, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Ckaweeks and Melon,Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
Evoca1, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Puff, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Ugly Kids, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Ugly Kids, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Oak Oak, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Marko Livingston_, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Ugly Kids, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Telmo Miel, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Kaplan Bunce, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Hoven, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Tara McPherson, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Whomu, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit Jasper Wong
Careaux, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
PichiAvo, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
PichiAvo, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Michelle Tanguay, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Mr Jago, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Quizi, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Katch Brandon, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Woes, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Telmo Miel, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Slick, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Slick, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Lucky Olelo, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Above, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Devour, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Wooden Wave and Gavin Murai, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Prime, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Shok1, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Mason Rose, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
The Draculas, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Maya Hayuk, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Beak, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Rolando Venegas, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Kevin Lyons, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Rolando Venegas, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Joram Roukes, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Oak Oak, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Glazed Paradise, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Mung Monster, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Drew Merritt, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Solomon Enosand Kai Kaulukukui, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Defer, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Ugly Kids, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Jack Soren, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta
Jack Soren, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
Dan Witz, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
Oak Oak, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @courtneykimmey
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg
POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @halopigg

The festival was another huge success and POW WOW rocks another year in Hawaii. Check out the recap video below …

 

Photo Credit Jasper Wong / Halopigg / Brandon Shigeta / Courtney Kimmey

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