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November 16, 2008
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Question: I've been watching developments in the state Capitol rotunda. First, four walls came up around the mosaic. Then those walls were painted. After the rain during the last week of October, a tent was added. Each new step made me cringe. This is taxpayer money. If all they're doing is fixing the cracks, why should this work have to be performed behind closed doors? Or are they un-installing it secretly?

Answer: There is no conspiracy to conceal work on famed Maui artist Tadashi Sato's circular mosaic, "Aquarius."

Much more is going on than repairing cracks.

What's happening is the second replacement of the 36-foot-diameter artwork, which was completed a year after the Capitol opened ...

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