# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BP4PFfTDA79
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430454-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-01-30T06:36:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

In Honolulu, one of my favorite neighborhoods is Kākā'āko. That's largely due to the presence of cool businesses such as @a_r_v_o but it's also because of the work of people like @pro_gress who is the Co-founder + Lead Director behind  @lanalanestudios & @powwowworldwide. Jeff and Jasper began the work to help populate the Kākā'āko area with plentiful public art back in 2011 when they had their first event and in 2012, Lana Lane Studios opened on what is in fact known as Lana Lane in Kākā'āko. The shop now has 25 artists and POW!WOW! is now a Honolulu event that happens annually over two weeks in February as well as at other times in the form of festivals in cities such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, Austin, Long Beach and Washington D.C. It was an honor for @dante.vincent and I to get to tour the Kākā'āko Arts District with Jeff during this trip and I loved hearing him tell the stories of how the area has evolved as well as how some of our favorite artists have come to have work featured in the area as the years have gone by. If you follow street art like we do, you'll find more than 1/2 a dozen of your favorites featured in this distinctive neighborhood, sometimes for only a year or more before their pieces get covered over - but you'll also see a lot of Hawaiian artists on the walls. Kākā'āko is north west of Waikiki and south of Chinatown. The art is of course free, it is visible 24 hours a day and an interactive map on the POW!WOW! website will help you decipher what's what and who is who as you explore the different murals. 🎨 #LetHawaiiHappen #VisitOahu

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