Bishop Museum to Reopen Thursday, Sept. 24

In accordance with the latest mandates from City and State officials, Bishop Museum will reopen for business beginning Thursday, September 24.
Bishop Museum Presents E Ulu A Pa‘a, an Online Fundraiser and Auction

In lieu of its annual dinner, the online fundraiser gathers the community to support the mission of Bishop Museum.
Bishop Museum describes first living native Hawaiian land snail species in more than 60 years

For the first time in more than 60 years, Bishop Museum scientists have named a new species of living native Hawaiian land snail.
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings

The pioneering influence of Hawaiian musicians in both performance styles and the actual design and construction of instruments is of international significance, yet little known.
Feather Cloak and Helmet Gifted to Captain Cook to Return Permanently to Hawai‘i

An ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak) and mahiole (feather helmet) gifted to Captain Cook in 1779 are being permanently returned to Hawaiʻi by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Bishop Museum to Reopen and Launch New Outdoor Museum Experiences

Following the latest mandates from City and State officials, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum will soon be reopening to the community.
Bishop Museum Goes Plastic-Free

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, together with partners Shop Pacifica and Bishop Museum Café by Highway Inn, has eliminated the sale of all single-use plastics on its campus.
Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawai‘i

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum presents a new, original exhibit that explores surfing’s history and its ongoing technical and cultural developments. “Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawai‘i” invites visitors to explore surfing as a culture, an art, a sport and a way of life.
Spineless Wonders: Rising From the Deep

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum presents a new exhibition that gives visitors a rare glimpse into the undersea world of marine invertebrates through both an artistic and scientific lens.
Bishop Museum Press Reprints Lā‘au Hawai‘i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants

Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the classic work, “Lā‘au Hawai‘i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants,” in celebration of the 100th birthday of the author, Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919–2010).