Museum After Hours

Friday, February 9, 2024
5 – 9 p.m. Campuswide
Special $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door for General Admission.
Bishop Museum Members get in free!

This month’s Museum After Hours celebrates Bishop Museum’s featured exhibition Project Banaba by Katerina Teaiwa, which commemorates the history of Banaba Island in the Pacific Ocean, which was destroyed by environmentally devastating phosphate mining during the 20th century. Join us for Museum After Hours to experience the exhibition before it closes this month!

Banaba is an island within Kiribati. Enjoy live performances by the BYUH Kiribati Chapter and the I-Kiribati on Oahu Association (IKOA). See traditional dances inspired by the frigate bird that reflect the foundations of I-Kiribati culture. The Museum will also release a new Project Banaba coloring book created by Mana Comics for all ages, so bring your ohana to participate in fun coloring activities throughout the night.

Spotlight Programs

Spotlight Performances
6 – 7:30 p.m. Gallery Lawn
Enjoy traditional dances by BYUH Kiribati Chapter and the I-Kiribati on Oahu Association (IKOA) with musical accompaniment by MarsonBoy.

Ongoing offerings

Enjoy food and drink on the Lawn
5 – 9pm

Project Banaba, featured exhibit
5 – 9 pm – J.M. Long Gallery

Keiki Activities w/ Ulu Aʻe Learning Center
5 – 7:30 p.m. – Gallery Lawn
Activities include ʻohe kāpala (create a greeting card using stamps), kōnane (out play your opponent in a two-player strategy board game) and kiʻi pōhaku (collect the most matching petroglyphs). For ages 5-10. A parent/guardian must be present.

Lauhala Weaving w/ Keoua Nelsen
5:30 pm – 6:30 m – Atrium of Hawaiian Hall
Weave the dried leaves of the Pūhala (Pandanus) into a stunning bracelet (one per attendee). Courtesy of Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center

Lei Making w/ Maxeen Shea
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Flanders Lawn
Use the kui (sewing) style to string an assortment of blossoms into a beautiful lei (one per attendee). Courtesy of Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center

ʻUkulele Lesson w/ Puʻuhonua Jumawan
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Flanders Lawn
Learn basic chords and sing a song as you strum Hawaiʻi’s best-known string instrument, introduced to the islands in the 1870s from Portugal. ʻUkulele provided. Courtesy of Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center

Hawaiian Hall Tours
6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – Hawaiian Hall Complex
Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Hawaiian Hall. Join one of the daily public tours inside Hawaiian Hall to learn more about Bishop Museum’s history, its collections, and the living cultures of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Meet at the staircase in Hawaiian Hall’s front entry tower.

Planetarium Shows – The Hawaiian Sky Tonight
6 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:15 p.m. – J. Watumull Planetarium
Each show is 25 minutes. Tickets required; reserve at Shop Pacifica upon check in. Free for members and children under 4, $3 per person general admission. Limited seating. Learn what stars, constellations, planets, and more can be seen in the skies above Hawaiʻi the night of the show.

This program is funded by a grant from the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.