As a senior at ‘Aiea High School, Richard Wyrgatsch II once got in trouble for spray-painting graffiti on the school cafeteria.

Forty years later, he’s back on campus — this time with permission and purpose.

Known as OG Slick, the renowned street artist is leaving his mark on the school once again, but with a new mission: to inspire school spirit and foster pride within the ‘Aiea community.

His newest mural is hard to miss. The bold green-and-white artwork spans three outward-facing sides of H Building, which houses the school’s band and dance programs. Completed in September 2025 after about two and a half weeks of work, mostly in the early mornings and late nights to avoid the blazing afternoon sun, the mural loudly overlooks the athletic stadium and the surrounding community.

The longest side of the building that faces the field is what Slick refers to as the ‘Aiea wall. It features the ‘Aiea name, with the letters “A” and “E” formed by his signature cartoon hands. For the “I”, he used a bright green foam finger.

“I hate doing the letter “I” with the hands. It’s kind of a boring letter for me,” he said. “I chose to do a #1 to show school spirit. When you watch collegiate sports, you see the giant foam finger. So that was the inspiration behind that. I call this logo ‘Aiea #1’.”

There are three “‘Aiea #1” logos on the wall with a large top-to-bottom sized ‘Aiea “A” logo. In the background, shades of hunter green and kelly green designs of hibiscus flowers and the name ‘Aiea written in various graffiti-style fonts.

Wrap around the corner to the west side of the building and you’ll see a giant “Aloha” in white, big block text with the ‘Aiea logo standing in for both of the “As.”

“I just love the ‘Aiea “A”. Whoever designed it, it’s a pretty dope little icon,” he said.

This portion of the mural faces a road leading in and out of campus, a fitting welcome for students, staff and visitors and a safe farewell as they leave.

The east-facing side of the mural features another large “‘Aiea #1” logo that takes up about two-thirds of the wall. In the bottom left corner, the name of the stadium is proudly displayed: Kiyuna and Wendell Say Stadium — honoring two legendary coaches in the school’s football history.

Principal Wayne Guevara said this is the school’s first mural and marks a huge step in building school pride.

“It’s for us, it’s for our whole community, our whole school,” he said. “A lot of families will use it as a canvas for pictures. There’s ample area where you can take selfies. I think it will be something that is in the background, but in reality it’s a really important part of our school.”

The mural was completed just in time for ‘Aiea’s homecoming celebration — a full-circle moment for Slick, who graduated with the Class of 1985.

“This particular mural is really special, it hits home,” Slick said. “And hopefully it can inspire some of the youth out there to chase their dreams.”