Images by Mark Kushimi
In these snapshots of local artists in their element, a photographer with deep roots in Hawai‘i’s arts scene captures formative moments in the lives of creatives across O‘ahu.
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and curator Hadley Nunes prepares for the arrival of a newborn in 2020.
![In th years between art school and later forays in film production, artist Nicole Naone soaks in a quiet moment at home in Mānoa.](https://palm.luxury/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PALM_Issue-18_Artist-at-Work_MG-copy-683x1024.jpg)
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Before relocating to Waimea on Hawai‘i Island, artist John Koga worked out of Studio Mānoa, a custom-built workshop in his longtime family home.
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After serving as the inaugural artist in residence at Single Double in Chinatown—his first residency—painter and sculptor Roland Longstreet returned to the neighborhood to rent a studio down the street.
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