Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings

A group of men with guitars posing for a photo.

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.

Bishop Museum Goes Plastic-Free

A sculpture of a wave made of plastic.

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

A man standing on the beach with a surfboard.

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

An image of a red crab on a white background.

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.

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