Participants may also mail a postcard or letter to the Museum, following the same rules and restrictions as outlined herein, postmarked no later than 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024 to: Bishop Museum, ATTN: Membership Sweepstakes, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 96817. Participants using this alternate method of entry must include their phone number and email address for winner notification purposes.

By entering the Sweepstakes, participants are hereby granting Sponsor and its subsidiaries the use of their photos in its marketing and public relations, including in its social media posts and on its websites.

Three (3) winners will be randomly drawn from all eligible entries. Prize awards are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than the publicized potential winners if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Submissions. Sponsor will not disclose total number of submissions or number of eligible and qualified submissions.

Three winners will be determined and each awarded a prize packages, as follows: 

A Bishop Museum Patron Level Membership; a Bishop Museum Membership tote bag; a $25.00 gift certificate to the Highway Inn Café at Bishop Museum; and a $25.00 gift certificate to Shop Pacifica at Bishop Museum. ARV $250.00/prize package. 

All winners will be identified (first initial and last name) and notified in Ka ʻElele – The Messenger, Bishop Museum’s digital newsletter on or after Friday, May 31, 2024. Award of the prizes is subject to verification of the winners’ eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Winner’s failure to timely respond to prize notification, and/or a winner’s failure to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may, at the sole discretion of Sponsor, result in that winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his/her interest in all prizes and the selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Winner may waive their right to receive a prize. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Prize Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law), both of which must be returned within ten (10) days of the date of personal delivery or sender’s postmark. Failure to sign and return the affidavit and release within ten (10) days may result in the Prize Winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the Prize, and the award of the Prize to a substitute winner. Total ARV of all prizes: $750.00.

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each entrant’s consent to the Sponsor’s publication of the entrant’s name, biographical information, voice recording and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation or further compensation. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes using the Judging Criteria above based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries, for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, telephone equipment, line or network, whether originating with sender, a third-party provider, or Sponsor. Third party merchants and service providers are solely responsible for the quality and performance of any goods and/or services awarded as part of the prizes. Any rules of said merchants relating to the redemption, return, exchange, and/or expiration of such awards shall apply. Sponsor is not responsible for those portions of the prizes provided by such third-party merchants. Sponsor shall not be liable for any bodily harm and/or property damage and/or lost opportunity which may result from this Sweepstakes or for the provision of the goods or services awarded as prizes. All personal information collected by the Sponsor will be used for administration of this Sweepstakes.

By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants release the Sponsor, its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotional agencies, and its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, Facebook, Instagram, from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or with the acceptance, possession or use of any prize.

The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Bishop Museum and its subsidiaries, whose decisions regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes will be final and binding in all respects.