J. Watumull Planetarium
The Stars Tonight: Trivia Dome
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. …
J. Watumull Planetarium
The Stars Tonight: Trivia Dome
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. …
Hawaiian Hall Atrium
Beneath 20,000 Feet
At depths of nearly 20,000 feet, the abyssal plains cover nearly 70% of the ocean floor, making them the largest habitat on Earth—and one of the least understood. Join Dr. Kira Mizell as she explores the geology and minerals of the deep sea, their associated ecosystems, and the knowledge gaps that remain about these remote seafloor environments. Learn how USGS research, paired with local and international partnerships, are helping to fill these gaps and establish multi-disciplinary baseline data that can inform resource use and conservation. …
Hawaiian Hall Atrium
SHELL SONG: A Book Reading & Shell Activities w/ Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
Based on the author’s true family history, Shell Song is a picture book about Japanese American incarceration in Hawai‘i during World War II and is a moving tribute to the importance of finding and collecting pieces of hope, big or small, even in the darkest of times. …
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Noʻeau ka hana a ka ua; akamai ka ʻimina o ka noʻonoʻo
Nānā i ke Kumu Series Noʻeau ka hana a ka ua; akamai ka ʻimina o ka noʻonoʻo Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Location: Atherton Hālau $15 for Kamaʻāina and Military, includes Museum Admission Included in regular Museum Admission rate for all others Free for Bishop Museum Members In partnership with the […] …
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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