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A Good Humor man on the mainland hands out ice cream, but Roy Chang, an edito- rial cartoonist, author and illustrator on O‘ahu, gives “paw”-tographs and Funkofied
woman sitting behind him praised his work and gave him a quarter to draw one for her. His art career has come a long way since that day.
sharing aloha while being outspoken.”
portance of working together.” As for being Funkofied, Chang explains, “I create car- icatures of people drawn in a full-body Funko Pop style. People love having their own self-figures dressed as their favorite character or activity. For example, I did #getfun- kofied drawings of the four lead characters from Magnum P.I. and later saw cast members posting selfies with those por-
passed away in 2020. Chang adds, “I just finished
JULY 20, 2022 MIDWEEK 21
Longtime Cartoonist Is Drawn To Giving Back
By MaryAnne Long
If you happen to meet Aloha Pepe, do ask for his “paw”-tograph. He
The Longest Day event with a local snack food company. They collaborated with me to produce a special Aloha Pepe-labeled snack in June, but I will continue to collect donations via my fundraiser page through July 31.
illustrations. What?
Many longtime readers
Chang is a 1986 grad- uate of Moanalua High School; earned a Bach- elor of Fine Arts in illus- tration from the Acade- my of Art College in San Francisco; and received a master’s degree in educa- tion from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
loves the attention.
In addition to creat- ing editorial cartoons, Chang is also the au- thor and illustrator of the book, Cacy & Ki- ara and the Curse of the Ki‘i, an exciting story involving two unlikely adventurers who are sixth-grade
may remember Chang, whose popular editorial cartoons ap- peared for years in MidWeek, as well as other local publica- tions. Using illustrated satire, he offered readers food for thought about the social, eco- nomic and political issues of the day.
For a $30 or more donation, donors can receive a custom- ized Aloha Pepe art piece.”
Chang discovered his tal- ent as a child. He recalls one experience of being bored at a church service where he began drawing doodles. An elderly
One of his most-often recognized characters is Aloha Pepe, an art mascot in the form of a Chihuahua who serves as a whimsical editorial cartoon commentator.
Aloha Pepe in many poses
PHOTO COURTESY ROY CHANG
covers topics like hate crimes, puppy mills, Alzheimer’s, bullying and even human sex trafficking, but he is always
cousins and total opposites. He summarizes, “Through- out their adventure, they learn the power of their connection to ancient Hawai‘i and the im-
his artistic gifts to benefit others. He and Aloha Pepe have been soliciting dona- tions for the Alzheimer’s As- sociation to honor his moth- er who had Alzheimer’s and
MaryAnne Long is also an artist, art instructor, art collec- tor and curator. Contact her at malong@hawaii.rr.com or longlostart.weebly.com.
traits.”
Chang has always used
Learn more at act.alz.org/ goto/alohapepe.
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