Art By Mo’tion By Maurice “Mo” Kalaikai
I was born in Aiea, raised in Waipahu and graduated from Waipahu High School. I am a self-taught artist and have a lifetime of experience with different styles of drawing techniques. I create original designs and images that have been sold internationally by a local t-shirt company. My drawings are made of charcoal, pastels, graphite pencils, prisma color pencils, inks and markers.
 
I love drawing portraits, sea turtles, dolphins, whales, flowers, Hawaiian tribals and anything that captures the beauty of life. At the age of nine I entered my first art contest sponsored by the Bank of Hawaii. The contest had entries from every elementary school in Hawaii and my drawing took first place over all contestants that were entered.
 
Entering high school, my goal was to have my drawings displayed at the Academy of Art in Honolulu. In my senior year I reached my goal because the Art department entered my drawing to represent Waipahu High School at the Academy of Art. Since then I have dedicated my artistic talent to capturing the beauty and energy of people and their lives.