This year’s 2021 Science & Sustainability Festival  theme is Sustainable Seas, will showcase the Bishop Museum’s natural science collections and research, plus local partners' efforts to support ocean sustainability. Visit with Bishop's ichthyology, malacology, and zoology researchers as they share their work from across the Pacific – including new fish specimen identification, deep ocean exploration, … Continue reading Science & Sustainability Festival

This presentation by co-curators -- Dr. Keolu Fox, Department of Anthropology and Global Health, University of California, San Diego, and Dr. Jillian A. Swift, Curator of Archaeology at Bishop Museum -- will introduce the major themes of the exhibit, the ideas behind it, and the untold stories about its creation. Hear the history of the … Continue reading (Re)Generations: Challenging Scientific Racism in Hawaiʻi

The 2021 Celebrate Micronesia Festival will be a hybrid event, featuring virtual online discussions and in-person programming at Bishop Museum. Co-sponsored by the Pacific Islands Development Program, East West Center, the event will celebrate the many rich connections across time, place, and ocean, showing that while the pandemic presents barriers to being together, we continue … Continue reading Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2021

POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World, opening May 15, 2021, showcases some of the most notable Hawai‘i-based artists, international street artists, and sculptors. This exhibit will feature over 160 artists, with 30 artists creating new murals and installations curated by POW! WOW! Founder Jasper Wong within the gallery and throughout Bishop … Continue reading Through September 19: POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World

The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu exhibition explores the past and contemporary meanings of four large stones that were long ago placed on Waikīkī Beach to honor four māhū, extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, who brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi. Although the stones have survived for centuries, the story behind them has … Continue reading Through October 16: The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

Two years ago, the Bishop Museum in Honolulu presented the remarkable Healer Stones of Kapaemahu exhibition in their galleries, and now thereʻs an immersive virtual tour that makes the experience available to all. The 360 degree tour, available on mobile devices and desktop computers, explores the past and contemporary meanings of four large stones that were … Continue reading The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu Virtual Tour