April

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Ea Mai ʻEiwa Members Preview

Bishop Museum proudly presents Ea Mai ʻEiwa (Here Are the Nine), on view April 18 – Sept. 20, 2026, a powerful new exhibition featuring the work of Nālani Kanakaʻole (1946–2026), Sig Zane, and Kūhaʻoʻīmaikalani Zane — a Hilo-based family of artists whose creative practices are deeply rooted in hula ʻaihaʻa. …

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April

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

J. Watumull Planetarium

The Stars Tonight

Join us for the Stars Tonight at Bishop Museum! Examine the skies with a presenter in our planetarium, featuring the stars, planets, astronomical highlights, and other stories of the current season. …

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April

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Atherton Hālau

Living Culture Workshop Series

Returning by popular demand, master hulu practitioner Kawika Lum-Nelmida will lead participants in the art of creating Lei Kāmoe in a four-part Living Culture workshop series. Kāmoe is a featherwork technique where feathers are laid down smoothly in overlapping rows so they kāmoe, or lie flat. In lei-making traditions, kipona refers to the incorporation of materials of varying color and texture to create a distinct design. Participate in four workshop sessions to create your own lei kāmoe, expressing your own signature design. …

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April

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Celebrate Micronesia Festival: Ocean of Peace

Join us for a day of cultural exchange and celebration at the 2026 Celebrate Micronesia Festival! This annual festival brings together Micronesian voices and communities from across the Pacific for a day of music, dance, art, food, and storytelling. This year’s theme Ocean of Peace uplifts a framework endorsed by Pacific Island leaders in 2025, envisioning a future for the Pacific region as a space of harmony and cooperation drawn from traditional values and cultural customs. …

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April

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

J. Watumull Planetarium

Sounds of the Ocean

Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey that will immerse you in the wonders of the deep blue. Sounds of the Ocean, the award-winning immersive experience, invites you and your family to a captivating fusion of art, music and mindfulness that will transport you to the heart of the ocean’s embrace. Get ready for an adventure like no other, where the beauty of the seas unfolds before your eyes. Created by ocean artivist, director & composer Joshua Sam Miller and co-director/Expressive Arts Facilitator Elise Lein, this experience immerses you in an enchanting underwater world. …

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April

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

J. Watumull Planetarium

Sounds of the Ocean

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Shells, Wings & Wonder

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Kanikapila ma Kaiwiʻula

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A Tyrannosaurus rex stands on a rocky outcrop at sunset, with the sun shining behind it and the text "T-REX" in the lower right corner.

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A person wearing a brown top and a large red and beige paper skirt stands next to the text "EA MAI ‘EIWA Patterns of Practice" on a white background.

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Ea Mai ʻEiwa Members Preview

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

a group of people sitting in front of a projection screen.

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The Stars Tonight

J. Watumull Planetarium

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Two circular feathered adornments with ribbon ties; one is red with yellow and black accents, the other is gray with yellow and red accents, both displayed on a dark background.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Living Culture Workshop Series

Atherton Hālau

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A group of young women in black dresses perform a traditional dance indoors, smiling and standing in a line.

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Celebrate Micronesia Festival: Ocean of Peace

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

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Sounds of the Ocean

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A group of performers on stage under a tent with the text “Hawaiian Airlines May Day presented by Bishop Museum” overlaid at the top.

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2026 presented by Bishop Museum

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

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A group of musicians performing in an orchestra, playing string and woodwind instruments on stage.

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Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents In C

Hawaiian Hall

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents In C

Hawaiian Hall

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