Water Giver Statue

Honolulu


Fronting the Honolulu Convention Center, this magnificent statue was created by local artist Shige Yamada. It symbolically acknowledges the Hawaiian people for their generosity and expressions of goodwill to newcomers. Its sister statue is the Storyteller in Waikiki.


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