The Pacific Literacy Consortium partnered with Mele Murals to engage Hale‘iwa Elementary School students, teachers, and families in a visual-storytelling process capturing student voice in a manner that incorporates an array of formats, including writing, painting, and drawing. The artists used a mindful-based approach designed to draw-out students’ ideas, thoughts, and feelings evoked by the driving question, “What makes Hale‘iwa special?” The artists referenced the student artifacts and guided a cross-section of the student-body through a protocol involving collaborative conversations in response to a series of content-framing questions. The artists used student responses as a means to co-produce a conceptual-prototype sketch of the mural, which was vetted by teachers, students, and other school community stakeholders. When the prototype was approved, the artists worked with students across grade levels to collectively paint a larger-than-life rendering of the art captured on a wall located in one of the most prominent locations on campus. Although two ‘iwa birds are seemingly the centerpieces of the murals, the students or “storytellers” will attest that the art is laden with much deeper symbolism relevant to the community’s, past, present, and future. This multiday (April 29, 2019–May 8, 2019) joint-effort provided students with a means to make deeper connections to their community and each other through literacy, art, and the power of storytelling.