Harinani Orme
Harinani Orme is a Native Hawaiian artist who was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Pratt Institute in New York. Currently, her works focus on the myths, legends and traditions of old Hawaiʻi. She sees her works as an ongoing process of experimentation, harvestation and assemblage until the emerging images takes a life form of its own. Her picture book, Kahoʻolawe, The True Story of an Island and Its People written by Kamalani Hurley, was named the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Pasifika Picture Book Winner in 2026.
