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Public Programs Schedule September-October 2007

The following public programs and special events are scheduled for galleries and public spaces at the Bishop Museum and Hawaii Maritime Center in Honolulu, and Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens in Captain Cook, Hawai`i from September through October 2007. More detailed information will be available at www.bishopmuseum.org or in Ka’Elele, the journal of Bishop Museum. Visit the press room online for more information. This information is subject to change.

Ongoing Daily Programs at Bishop Museum

(Ongoing Daily Programs at Bishop Museum are FREE with Admission)

10:00 a.m.

Nā Mea Makamae Tour

Hawaiian Hall stairs, Kāhili Room, & Joseph M. Long Gallery 25minutes

Listen to the story of the creation of the Museum and learn more about the treasures of the Hawaiian people.

10:30 a.m.

Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai`i Tour

2 nd Floor Castle Memorial Building Gallery 25 minutes

Join us for an in-depth tour of the collections of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and treasures from other ali‘i that have been entrusted to Bishop Museum.

11:00 a.m.

Music & Dance of Hawai`i (Live Music & Hula)

Front Gallery Lawn 25 minutes

See, hear, and learn more about one of Hawai‘i’s most treasured art forms, the hula, through colorful presentations.

11:30 a.m.

Plants of Paradise Garden Tour

Please meet at the entrance of the Hawaiian Hall 25 minutes

Learn more about the beautiful plants of Hawai‘i with a guided tour of the

Bishop Museum gardens.

The Sky Tonight Planetarium Show (no late seating)

J. Watumull Planetarium 25 minutes

Discover the skies and stories of our Hawaiian skies and learn about current events in space.

12:00 noon

Meet me at the Hot Spot – Lava Melting Demo

Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center – Hot Spot Theatre 20 minutes

An exciting lava melting demonstration, learn more about volcanoes and see rock and cinder melted to create lava.

Too Hot to Handle – Science on a Sphere

J. Watumull Planetarium Lobby, 20 minutes

What will the earth look like in 2100? Come explore the effects of global warming on the Science the Sphere exhibit.

12:30 p.m.

Nā Mea Makamae Tour

Hawaiian Hall stairs, Kāhili Room, & Joseph M. Long Gallery 25 minutes

1:00 p.m.

Ola Nā Mo‘olelo – “Living Stories” Storytelling program

2 nd floor Castle Memorial Building – Demo area 25 minutes

Hawai`i’s stories come alive through a multi sensory presentation. Hear the story of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Charles Reed Bishop, celebrate her life, their remarkable love story, and his founding of Bishop Museum in her honor.

1:30 p.m.

Explorers of Mauna Kea Planetarium Show (no late seating)

J. Watumull Planetarium 25 minutes

Find out why astronomers consider Mauna Kea, on the Big Island of Hawai`i to be one of the best research sites and learn how they explore the universe.

2:00 p.m.

Music & Dance of Hawai`i (Live Music & Hula)

Front Gallery Lawn 25 minutes

2:30 p.m.

Meet me at the Hot Spot – Lava Melting Demo

Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center – Hot Spot Theatre 20 minutes

Solar Viewing – Observatory (near the Pae`aina Café)

Come to the Museum’s on-campus observatory to view the sun in a special solar telescope; depending on the level of solar activity, you might be able to spot a sun spot. (This is “live” solar viewing so we can’t promise solar views when clouds are in the way.)

3:00 p.m.

Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai`i - Tour

2 nd Floor Castle Memorial Building Gallery 25 minutes

Join us for an in depth tour of the collections of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and treasures from other ali‘i that survived because of the founding of Bishop Museum.

3:30 p.m.

Explorers of Polynesia Planetarium Show (no late seating)

J. Watumull Planetarium 45 minutes

Learn how the Polynesians navigated through the Pacific thousands of years ago using their knowledge of the night sky and nature.

4:15 p.m.

The Science of Paradise – Science on a Sphere

J. Watumull Planetarium Lobby, 20 minutes

This live demonstration uses Science on Sphere to explore Hawai‘i’s wonderful climate--from our tropical location to the cooling effect of the trade winds.

SEPTEMBER 2007

AMY GREENWELL GARDEN FREE GARDEN TOUR

September 8; 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Free Event
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI

Learn the value of various native hardwoods from garden educator Noa Lincoln on the free tour of this month. For more information call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmusuem.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant facility located in Captain Cook on Hawai‘i Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.

BISHOP MUSEUM RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

Diseases in Marine Ecosystems of the Pacific Islands
Dr. Thierry Work,Project Leader, U.S. Geodetic Survey National Wildlife Health Center

September 13; 4 to 5 p.m.; Free

Pākī 1 Conference Room; Bishop Museum; Free parking

Dr. Work’s training in veterinary medicine has provided a unique background for his innovative research on diseases of marine and avian organisms throughout the Pacific region. His Seminar will cover collaborative efforts being made by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, University of Hawai‘i, and the Bishop Museum on investigating diseases of marine organisms in Hawai‘i and other Pacific islands. Highlighted will be parasitic diseases of fish, viral diseases of sea turtles, and characterization of lesions in corals.

THE SCIENCE CAFÉ

Celebrating 200 years of NOAA Science and Service

with Bill Thomas; Director of NOAA Pacific Services Center
Presentation: Cooke Rotunda, NOAA’s Science on a Sphere;

Social Mixer follows in Atherton Hālau;

September 18, 2007; 6 to 8 p.m.; Admission: Free; No-Host Refreshments by Da Spot

Reservations Requested: Leon Geschwind,lgeschwind@bishopmuseum.org.

(808) 847-8203

The Science Café is Bishop Museum’s popular science program designed to bring together great minds and lifelong learners for intriguing talks about the science of tsunamis, surf, hurricanes, climate change and environmental science, among other topics. The presentations are always followed by opportunities to mix and mingle with like-minded researchers, educators, and scientists.

The Science Café began in April 2007 and continues through September 2007 with once-a-month presentations by leading scientists and researchers in their respective fields. The Science Café is set for September 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Watumull Planetarium’s Cooke Rotunda at Bishop Museum. The presentation, Celebrating 200 years of NOAA Science and Service, will feature Bill Thomas, Director of NOAA Pacific Services Center. Admission is free for the presentation with no-host refreshments offered after the formal presentation in Atherton H ā lau. Space is limited; Reservations are requested, call (808) 847-8203, or email lgeschwind@bishopmuseum.org.

This year NOAA is celebrating 200 years of science, service, and stewardship to the nation. Information about Hawaiian monk seals, El Nino, shipwrecks, greenhouse warming, tsunamis, fishing, sunspots, surfing, search and rescue, coral reefs, safe boating, are all available because of research provided by NOAA.

NOAA is a federal agency focusing on aspects of global science that directly impacts life on Earth. Studies covering living organism and the environmental effects of weather and human influence are handled by this oldest science agency. NOAA began with its predecessor agency, The Coast Survey, created by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807. Included as one of the nation's seven uniformed services, NOAA now not only forecasts the daily weather and monitors global climate change but also breaks new ground in environmental research, promotes sustainable fisheries, protects endangered species, and explores the world's oceans.

NOAA also has a long history in Hawaii and the Pacific. The first geodetic marker was installed in Honolulu on King Street in 1862. Nautical charts titled “Koolau Bay and Anchorages Oahu” and “Hawaii Samoan Islands and the Island of Guam” were drawn in 1882 and 1908. During World War II, six of NOAA’s nine ships were ordered into duty. One, the Pathfinder, narrowly survived a kamikaze hit in the Pacific, and was ultimately scuttled at Bataan in 1942. There’s more…

Today, NOAA manages $70 million of programs in Hawaii, and has more than 30 offices and 700 employees around the Pacific. There are great stories to tell ranging from humpback whale rescues, marine debris removal, to technological advances in satellites, deep ocean buoys, and fisheries research.

Bill Thomas, Director of NOAA’s Pacific Services Center, will walk you through a visual then and now of NOAA in Hawaii and the Pacific. Projected images of NOAA scientists at work and historic pictures of Honolulu on Science on a Sphere will provide an inside look at the Nation’s premiere science agency. Thomas has been the director of the Pacific Services Center since September 2002. Prior to assuming this position, he served in varying capacities at both the University of Hawai‘i and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Starting as the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College program’s extension agent for O‘ahu in 1978, he moved to Washington, D.C., two years later to begin his career in NOAA’s Sanctuary Programs Office as the assistant regional manager for the western pacific region. He became the director of research for the Sanctuary Programs Division in 1985. In 1990, Bill was appointed senior program officer in the office of the vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Hawai‘i. He moved to the Office of the Vice President for University Relations in 1993 to be its director of governmental and administrative affairs, where he was responsible for, among other things, coordinating the university’s system-wide legislative efforts and serving as university relations’ chief financial and administrative officers. In 1998, alumni relations was added to his areas of responsibility, and he was appointed director of community and alumni relations.

The Science Café is sponsored by an environmental literacy grant from NOAA’s Office of Education, in partnership with the NOAA Pacific Services Center’s B-WET Hawai‘i Program. The funding concludes with the September program, but Bishop Museum is hoping to find a sponsor to continue this very popular and successful science lecture program on a quarterly basis. For information about becoming a corporate sponsor for this program, contact Angela Britten, Corporate and Community Development Manager, at angela.britten@bishopmuseum.org or (808) 848-4170.

NEW!!!

VIDEO REPRISAL OF PA KA LEO

September 20; 5:30 p.m.; Free for Members

Atherton Hālau; Bishop Museum

Last May, before audiences of hundreds, Hawaiian cultural practitioners performed oli that were selected from the thousands of oli published in early Hawaiian language newspapers. If you missed those rare performances at the Pa Ka Leo oli exhibition but would like to see them again, you are in luck! Bishop Museum captured these dramatic and moving performances on video and will be screening the Pa Ka Leo film free of charge in Atheron H a lau on September 20 at 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The screening will be preceded by a presentation about Hoolaupai: Hawaiian Newspaper Resource project and the history of the Hawaiian language newspaper repository, given by project manager Kaui Sai-Dudoit.

AMY GREENWELL GARDEN BACKYARD KALO FARMING WORKSHOP

September 21; 9 to 11:30 a.m.; $15 per person; Free for Members
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI

Come learn how to grow your own kalo in your backyard. Garden Foreman Manuel Rego and Horticultural Master Sunao Kadooka share their combined knowledge of planting, growing, harvesting, and preparing taro. To register, call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmusuem.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant facility located in Captain Cook on Hawai‘i Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.

OCTOBER 2007

BISHOP MUSEUM RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

Noa Lincoln, Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
October 11; 4 to 5 p.m.; Free
Pākī 1 Conference Room; Bishop Museum; Free parking

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant facility located in Captain Cook on the island of Hawai‘i.

AMY GREENWELL GARDEN FREE GARDEN TOUR

October 13; 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Free
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI

AMY GREENWELL GARDEN BACKYARD KALO FARMING WORKSHOP

October 19; 9 to 11:30 a.m.; $15 per person; Free for Members

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI

BISHOP MUSEUM FAMILY SUNDAY – Brain: The World Inside Your Head

October 14, 2007; $3 per person for Hawai‘i Residents and Active/Retired Military & family members with ID; Members Free; Normal Museum Admission for all others

Great Lawn; Sponsored by Bank of Hawaii

Bishop Museum’s Family Sundays provide a day of fun on the Great Lawn with special reduced rates of only $3 per person for Hawai‘i residents and Active/Retired military and their families with ID. Entertainment, games and activities for the children, and food booths are featured. Enjoy gallery tours and access to daily programs in the Planetarium, Science on a Sphere, and the Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center. Be the first to visit Brain: the World Inside your Head, a multi-million dollar interactive exhibition that will help make brain-related disorders easier to understand. The groundbreaking traveling exhibition is made possible by Pfizer Inc and was produced by Evergreen Exhibitions, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In Honolulu, Straub and HMSA are generous sponsors. The hands-on exhibition provides a close-up look at the human body’s most essential and fascinating organ by exploring its development, geography, and function. Using virtual reality, video games, optical illusions and interactive displays, it shows how the brain functions and how, like other parts of the body, it can sometimes malfunction. Bank of Hawaii is sponsoring Bishop Museum Family Sunday on October 14.

NEW!!!

TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC – Lecture

Huahine: Island of the Lost Canoe with Dr. Yosihiko Sinoto
Lecture: Atherton Hālau; 6 to 9 p.m., October 18, 2007
Admission: $5 and Free to Members
(Free H ō k ū le‘a posters will be given to first 50 attendees)

Supported in Part by Outrigger Reef on the Beach

Flying over the 1,400-foot Moua Tapu on the remote Polynesian island of Huahine, Dr. Yoshiko Sinoto saw the vague shadow of a straight line on a hill near this scared mountain. Dr. Sinoto’s discoveries, among the most remarkable archaeological discoveries in Polynesia to date, yielded the bare bones of a sea-going canoe big enough to have sailed to Hawaii and back. Dr. Sinoto will discuss this and tell about the other uncovered secrets of his groundbreaking explorations in this lecture as related in Rick Carroll’s book, Huahine: Island of the Lost Canoe, based on the research of Dr. Sinoto.

20 th ANNUAL TREAT STREET

October 31, 2007 ; 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Museum Grounds; Free Admission

Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween night at Bishop Museum’s 20 th annual Treat Street. Coordinated by the Bishop Museum Association Council with support from the University of Hawai‘i Architecture School, the event features a variety of activities the whole family can enjoy. Go trick-or-treating along a street filled with colorful facades, participate in the costume contest, stuff yourself at the pie-eating contest, and have a safe and fun-filled Halloween night with family and friends.

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