Hawaii State Art Island Heritage Portraits  C.Tolpo Portrait Art by Carolyn Tolpo Smith
50th State Hawai'i Celebrates 2009 50th Anniversary of Statehood July 31- Ka Hae Hawai'i -Hawai'ian Flag Day John Burns, served as the delegate for the Territory of Hawai‘i to the United States House of Representatives from 1957 – 1959 during which time he lobbied for Hawai‘i’s statehood. In 1962, John Burns became Hawai‘i’s second governor. The spectacular contemporary architecture of the State Capitol was constructed and completed during the Burns administration. At the Hawai'i State Capitol, all the State Governor portraits are on public display in the Chamber of the Governor public office on the 5th floor level, depicted here the C.Tolpo Governor John A. Burns portrait . 
Honorable Governor John A. Burns State of Hawai'i Governor 1962-1974 Public Office Interior 2010  Hawai'i's First Woman Minister
(1925) The Hawai'ian word for minister is "Kahu" and over time people came to call her Mother Alice, a lot easier than, " The Reverend Mrs. Alice Rosehill Kahokuoluna" or even, " Kahu Kahokuoluna." The first Hawai'ian woman and first woman ordained minister in the islands was pastor for the historic Wananalua Congregational Church, National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1838, the church is located in Hana, Maui, where Mother Alice road horseback to her parishes. She wears her riding habit here, as seen on view at the church, depicted in the C. Tolpo portrait by Carolyn Tolpo Smith. Reverend Mrs. Alice Rosehill Kahokuoluna "Mother Alice" 
First Korean-American to Serve USA State Supreme Court Ali'iolani Hale, Hawai'i State Judiciary, historic architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was one of the first buildings in the world made of concrete, 1872 cornerstone laid. Its clock tower still stands watch, telling time at the twenty-first century and is shown in the background of this C.Tolpo State portrait by Carolyn Tolpo Smith. The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center houses the Judiciary History Museum within the very walls where history was made. The engaging interior includes museum educational films and exhibits as well as public display of the Hawai'i Chief Justices portraits. Chief Justice Ronald T.Y.Moon, Hawai'i Supreme Court 1993 - 2010 Painting Notes: Chief Justice Ronald T.Y.Moon Portrait by portrait artist, C. Tolpo Chief Justice Ronald T.Y.Moon, Hawai'i Supreme Court Oil on Linen Outside the historic Ali'iolani Hale, one of the oldest govemment buildings in Hawai’i, Chief Justice Ronald T. Y. Moon, stands, pictured in the light of a typical sunny Hawai'ian day. An exterior view of the Judiciary Building, features the clock tower, keeping watch from the top of the painting. The depicted interior door divides the private office of the Chief Justice and the Hawai’i Supreme Court chamber where Justices meet between court sessions. A Hawai’ian meaning of the word, "Hawai’i" provided inspiration for parts of the painting: The first phonetic syllable, "Ha" means: to breath, representing the air or breath of life. The canvas upper portion links to this meaning, painted airy and attmospheric. The second phonetic syllable, "wai" means: liquid, representing water or fluid-flow in life. This meaning speaks from the ocean blue colors, painted sometimes flowing deep, sometimes dripping. The last phonetic syllable, "i’i" means: to gather, or understand, and links to the spirit within. A tangible reference representing ancient Hawai’ian philosophical understanding appears on canvas in volcanic land, or " 'Aina" paint mixture that shares the visual space beside one robe sleeve. Like the many textures and colors on the canvas surface, the population of contemporary Hawai’i is varied and includes many Asians - Chief Justice Moon, of Korean ancestry. Asian philosophy links with the painted Yin-Yang symbol, suggested on the door knob, that recognizes the balance of life forces. | 
