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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, in partnership with the Hoʻopili Tribal Council, is pleased to once again welcome the Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to its Great Lawn. The event will be held on two days, Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
September sees the return of the annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to Bishop Museum’s Great Lawn! Plus, continue celebrating Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele, the Year of the Forest Birds, with special programming during Museum After Hours.
Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early-Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History, will open a new exhibition in its J. M. Long Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024: Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early-Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920 will be on view through Aug. 10, 2025.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is pleased to once again present E Ulu A Paʻa, an 11-day online auction supporting the mission, staff, and work of Bishop Museum. The event will feature exclusive Museum experiences, from private tours of the Museum’s vast Cultural and Natural Science collections, to a pizza party and lava pour demonstration in the Museum’s volcano!
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, in partnership with ProService Hawaii, presents Mele After Hours, an evening concert under the stars featuring multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award artists and headlined by Sean Naʻauao. The event will be held on Friday, Aug. 9 from 5:30-9 p.m. on the Museum’s Great Lawn.
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.
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