Kathleen Kam Wins Cover Art Contest

Detail of Akebono Ka`u, Kathleen Kam's winning
art for The Directory 2012 cover, showing
plantation history and the new
independent agriculture.

Kathleen Kam, a local artist who was recently commissioned to paint two large murals at the Ka'u Coffee Mill, has won the cover contest for the 2012 Ka'u Directory, the community and resource guide and phone book for the district. Kathleen recently taught art at Na`alehu School and painted the murals at Punalu`u Bake Shop in Na`alehu, Kilauea General Store in Volcano, the Keauhou Bird Sanctuary in Volcano, KTA in Hilo and Kamehameha Schools on O`ahu. She has also provided artwork for signage and displays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The selection of The Directory artwork was made through public voting at the Ka`u Federal Credit Union.