Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Harinani Orme earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa and her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Pratt Institute in New York.

Currently, her works focus on the myths and legends of old Hawai’i.

For these works, Harinani calls upon her printmaker and painter skills. She believes this combination infuses certain graphic characteristics into her images and allows for a  fuller expression of the narrative style she desires. She sees her works as an ongoing process of experimentation, harvestation and assemblage until the emerging image takes a life form of its own.