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Breaking Discovery from the Pacific Basin

Two extraordinary marsupials from New Guinea—long believed extinct and known only from fossils—have now been rediscovered as living species in western New Guinea.

A small lemur with large eyes sits on a tree branch surrounded by green fern-like leaves at night.

The Ring-Tailed Glider
Rediscovering Tous ayamaruensis

Image by: Dewa/FFI

A small marsupial with large eyes and a pointed nose clings to a palm tree branch at night, surrounded by green leaves.

Rediscovered Relict
Dactylonax kambuayai, a Lazarus Possum

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A person wearing a strapless, textured brown dress with a large, oversized red bow at the waist, photographed against a plain white background.
April 2, 2026
Bishop Museum Presents Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice
Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natu...
A young child plays with a large pile of white plastic building blocks in front of signs with school mascots and names.
March 27, 2026
Bishop Museum April 2026 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
April sees the opening of Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns o...
Lego model of a traditional Polynesian double-hulled sailing canoe with tan sails and Hawaiian and U.S. flags, displayed on a blue Lego base simulating water.
March 10, 2026
Hawaiʻi Middle School Students Express School Pride Via Newest Bishop Museum Exhibition, Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawaiʻi
The students’ school mosaics and other LEGO®-inspi...
A person wearing a strapless, textured brown dress with a large, oversized red bow at the waist, photographed against a plain white background.
April 2, 2026
Bishop Museum Presents Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice
Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natu...
A young child plays with a large pile of white plastic building blocks in front of signs with school mascots and names.
March 27, 2026
Bishop Museum April 2026 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
April sees the opening of Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns o...
Lego model of a traditional Polynesian double-hulled sailing canoe with tan sails and Hawaiian and U.S. flags, displayed on a blue Lego base simulating water.
March 10, 2026
Hawaiʻi Middle School Students Express School Pride Via Newest Bishop Museum Exhibition, Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawaiʻi
The students’ school mosaics and other LEGO®-inspi...
A brown Sunda slow loris with large eyes climbs on a tree branch in a dry, deforested landscape.
March 5, 2026
Bishop Museum and Australian Museum Scientists Describe Two Species Previously Thought to Be Extinct
The discovery of the live animals in New Guinea, o...
A person wearing a strapless, textured brown dress with a large, oversized red bow at the waist, photographed against a plain white background.
April 2, 2026
Bishop Museum Presents Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice
Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natu...

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Nupepa

Side-profile relief sculpture of an older man with short hair and sideburns, wearing a collared garment, rendered in a monochrome finish.

Rev. C. M. Hyde’s call for epithets, 1886.

People participate in a nighttime street parade, some wearing traditional lion dance costumes, while crowds watch from the sidewalk and nearby building.

Happy Year of the Horse!

A rectangular stone board with multiple rows of small white and dark stones arranged in a grid pattern, used for playing a traditional game.

Today’s post goes out to all the kōnane strategists

Black and white photo of a palm-lined walkway leading to a large, multi-story building with a central tower in the background under a cloudy sky.

Royal Hawaiian Hotel—99 Years Old.

Stay Up To Date

$1.6M from federal government set aside for digitization of Bishop Museum collections

Free event to showcase dozens of local schools for parents, students

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Jan. 23, 2026

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Sep. 4, 2025

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