Kirk Kurokawa is a painter, muralist and artist based in Maui, Hawaii. He received a BFA with distinction in Illustration from the California College of the Arts. Kurokawa’s paintings focus predominantly on the “simple, everyday life moments”. Although he often paints native birds, flowers and locals of Hawaii, he is best know for his portraiture. He has been in every installment of the Schaefer Portrait Challenge, and was awarded the Juror’s Choice Award in 2006 and the People’s Choice Award in 2015. He is also the first and only native Hawaiian to paint the official Portrait of the Governor of the State of Hawaii.