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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, will celebrate Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, with its Welo Ka Hae Hawaiʻi event on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The event will feature ka ʻuʻu ʻana i ka Hae Hawaiʻi i luna (raising the Hawaiian Flag), mele (music), educational displays, and activities.
In August, Mele After Hours comes to Bishop Museum’s Great Lawn, headlined by Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winner Sean Naʻauao! Plus, Bishop Museum’s popular online auction, E Ulu A Paʻa, returns with dozens of one-of-a-kind treasures and unique Bishop Museum experiences up for bid.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, expresses its deep appreciation to the Herb Kāne ʻOhana for their generous gift: as facilitated by Mr. Kāne’s widow, Deon Kāne, and supported by his children Susan Kāne and Douglas Kāne, the Museum has received the intellectual property rights to Mr. Kāne’s art.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, announces the opening of a new installation in the third floor Treasure Case of its historic Hawaiian Hall: Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866 (“Faith and Philanthropy”), opening Friday, July 19, 2024.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, will open a new exhibit in its Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center: Lele o Nā Manu: The Splendor and Loss of Hawaiʻi’s Birds opens during the Museum After Hours event on Friday night, July 12, 2024.
In July, Bishop Museum celebrates the reveal of a new exhibit in its Science Adventure Center, Lele o Nā Manu: The Splendor and Loss of Hawaiʻi’s Birds, opening to the public during July’s Museum After Hours on July 12, 2024. Also, on view from July 19 is a new installation in historic Hawaiian Hall, Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866.
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