Science & Sustainability Festival 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Science & Sustainability Festival 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Science Event
Science & Sustainability Festival 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Doors open at 9 a.m.
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Discover how science, culture, and community action unite to protect the unique biodiversity of ko Hawaiʻi pae ʻāina at Bishop Museum’s Science & Sustainability Festival. Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners come together to highlight their ongoing work to ensure a sustainable future for our keiki and generations to come.
The Festival features interactive activities for the whole ʻohana, along with special presentations and exhibition highlights. Learn directly from scientists, cultural practitioners, and community organizers on the front lines of biodiversity research and conservation across Hawaiʻi. Engage with community partners to explore their vital work and the critical connections between conservation initiatives and the advancement of ʻike Hawaiʻi.
This year, our Science & Sustainability Festival places special focus on Makahiki Kuleana Kahakai: the Year of Our Coastal Kuleana, celebrating the richness of our coastal ecosystems, the ways in which our coasts connect us as people, and everyone’s role in caring for them in return.
Mahalo to the Atherton Family Foundation for their generous support of this program!
2025 Year of Our Community Forests Keynote Panel
Featuring: Children’s Book Readings of
Pau: The Last Song of the Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō
Science Event
Science & Sustainability Festival 2025
All planetarium tickets must be purchased or reserved in addition to general museum admission. Planetarium tickets are only available on-site due to limited seating in the theater.
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“Exploring Through Traditional Science” with Keahi Omai
Mahalo piha to all our community partners who have made this possible!
- Aloha Tree Alliance
- American Bird Conservancy
- BIORETS at Kanu O Ka ʻĀina
- Board of Water Supply
- CERENE Sustainability Lab
- City & County of Honolulu – Resilience Office
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
- Conservation Council for Hawai’i
- Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi
- Department of Land and Natural Resources | Division of Forestry & Wildlife
- Friends of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Hawaiʻi Agriculture Research Center
- Hawaiʻi Audubon Society
- Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Storm Water Management Program
- Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources
- Hawaiʻi Energy
- Hawaiʻi Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub
- Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority
- Hawaiʻi Nature Center
- Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
- Hawaiʻi State Energy Office
- Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization
- Honolulu Zoo
- Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project
- Koʻolau Mountains Watershed Partnership
- Kualoa Ranch
- Mālama Maunalua
- Malama Mushrooms - Hawaiʻi Fungi Project
- Native Hawaiian Hardwoods for Traditional & Cultural Practices
- NOAA Inouye Regional Center
- NOAA NWS International Tsunami Information Center and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee
- Oʻahu Plant Extinction Prevention Program
- Oʻahu Water Protectors
- Ocean Music Action
- Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
- Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project
- Pop-Up Lab for STEM
- Protect & Preserve Hawaiʻi
- State Climate Commission
- Summer Marine Mammal Intensive Learning Experience (SMMILE)
- UH Mānoa Ka Mea Kolo Entomology Club
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Algal Biodiversity Lab
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Ichthyology Museum
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Office of Law Enforcement
- Waiʻanae Mountains Watershed Partnership
- Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
