Patrick Ching

Patrick Ching (born 1963) and the Hawaiian Telcom Phone Book Cover featuring Halley's Comet.

In 2008, Ching painted the hundred foot mural for the Salt Lake Public Library. which was featured in national magazines including Wildlife Art News, Audubon, and Birders' World.

Works by Ching are included in the collections of Hawaii's Bishop Museum and the Smithsonian Museum in New York.

As an author Ching has written around twenty books, most of which are about wildlife and nature. In 1998 Ching started writing children's books.

Art Gallery In 1996, Patrick opened the Naturally Hawaiian Gallery from the ruins of an old gas station in the heart of Waimānalo, and in 2008, Patrick Ching Art Gallery opened in Princeville, Kauaʻi.

Publications Ching has written around twenty books, among them are: Honu and Hina: A Story of Coexistence How Fo Surf Bettah (2010) The Tale of Rabbit Island (2001) Sea Turtles of Hawaiʻi (2001) The Story of Hina (1998) Endangered Animals of Hawaiʻi (1995) The Hawaiian Monk Seal (1994) The Beautiful Birds of Hawaii (1992) Native Animals of Hawaiʻi (1988) Exotic Animals in Hawaiʻi