Itʻs The First Day of Winter!
Happy holidays from Justine and Jonathan from our Membership Department
Explore Bishop Museum through the #LexusPerks Program
Meet Kamalu du Preez, Assistant Collections Manager, Ethnology
Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2020
Mahalo from Jon Asato, Planetarium Educator
Halloweekend: A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum
awaiian Land Snail Conservation Partnership earned the Innovation Award!
September “Festival of Hope for Families” Drive-Thru Event
"Running with the Bulls" by Brian Greene
Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawaiʻi extended through March, 28, 2021
With our recent announcement that "Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawaiʻi" has been extended through March 28, 2021, we’re excited to reintroduce this popular exhibit to you!
"Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawaiʻi” made its debut last December, showcasing surfing as a culture, an art, a science, and a way of life. Rewatch our very first sneak peek preview of this exhibit with Bishop Museum Historian, DeSoto Brown. (Note that this video was filmed prior to the global pandemic and current requirement of face masks being worn at all times on campus).
This exhibit includes our collection of surfboards from Hawaiian royalty to modern champions, a 360-degree room of surfing footage and images, and a surfing simulator! When we reopen, we look forward to inviting you back to #HawaiiaMuseum to experience – or re-experience -- “Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawaiʻi.
This exhibit is generously supported by Duke's Waikiki and the Duke's family of restaurants, and DAWSON Impact.
Contributing Sponsors: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Subaru Hawaii, and Tommy Holmes Foundation.
Media Sponsor: Surf News Network.
Hospitality Sponsor: Outrigger Resorts.
#MaiKinohiMai #SurfingInHawaii
#BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
"Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings" -- King David Kalākaua's Guitar
Happy #KanikapilaFriday! King David Kalākaua was a talented musician who could play the ʻukulele, guitar, banjo, and accordion. He also loved to compose songs like his siblings Prince Leleiōhoku , Princess Likelike, and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
A guitar owned by Kalākaua is on display in our newest exhibit, "Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings." This instrument has been loaned for the exhibit from the Hulihe‘e Palace in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i Island.
Kalākaua and his siblings were known as " Nā Lani ʻEhā" ("The Heavenly Four") during their lifetimes in the late 19th century. Comfortable with their traditional Hawaiian background, the four siblings were also cosmopolitan and worldly leaders. Both of these influences showed in the music they created, as well as the music they liked to listen to.
With a unique and intricate design, Kalākaua’s guitar is definitely one to see! We look forward to being able to invite you back to “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings” when the Museum is able to reopen. BishopMuseum.org/KaulaPiko.
Mahalo to our contributing sponsor:
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings is a collaboration of Bishop Museum and Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings.
#KaulaPiko #SourceOfStrings #HawaiianMusic
#BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
Mahalo Nui Loa For Your Support and Participation in "E Ulu A Paʻa!"
Mahalo nui loa for your support and participation in our first online fundraiser and auction, "E Ulu A Paʻa."
Thank you to those who donated, bid, and helped spread the word of our week-long event. It is because of the efforts of our extended Bishop Museum ʻOhana and the community, that we were able to raise critical funds to ensure the Museum can continue to care for our irreplaceable collections; conduct cutting-edge scientific research; and create dynamic programming on-site and online, for our local and global communities.
Mahalo to our community of artists, cultural practitioners, and partners for their generous support, time, and talent.
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies,
The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson.
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
“E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE!
Only three days left in our “E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible. Featured in this video: Manaola Yap, Hawaiian Designer and Cultural Practitioner (MANAOLA Hawaii).
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank,
Kamehameha Schools
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
“E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE!
Our “E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible. Featured in this video: Meleanna Meyer, Visual Artist, Community Educator, and Filmmaker.
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
Our "E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE!
Our “E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible. Featured in this video: Kawika Lum-Nelmida, Cultural Practitioner & Featherwork Artist.
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTDi, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies, The Kahala Hotel & Resort , Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson.
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
“E Ulu A Paʻa” Online Fundraiser and Auction is LIVE!
Our “E Ulu A Paʻa” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible. Featured in this video: Jalene Kanani Bell, Designer and Founder of NOHO HOME (Noho Home).
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank , Kamehameha Schools
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson.
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
E Ulu A Pa'a is now LIVE!
Our “E Ulu A Pa’a” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible. Featured in this video: Keith Maile, Keith Maile, Native Hawaiian Artist & Owner of Maunalani Design Group (Maunalani Design Group, Inc. - Keith Maile)
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools.
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver:First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance.
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry Companies, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute.
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson.
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
E Ulu A Pa‘a: Bishop Museum 2020 Fundraiser and Auction is now LIVE!
Our “E Ulu A Pa’a” online fundraiser and auction is LIVE! https://BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
Access over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, apparel, and more from some of the Islands’ most talented designers, artists, and cultural practitioners.
We’re grateful for the cultural practitioners, artists, and local businesses who have generously donated their talent and time to help make this fundraiser possible.
Mahalo to our sponsors:
Platinum: Charles Reed Bishop Trust, First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools.
Gold: Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.
Silver: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD, Hawaiian Electric, The Queen’s Health Systems, UHA Health Insurance.
Bronze: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, The Gentry CompanieThe Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Matson, Mid-Pacific Institute.
Music courtesy Jeff Peterson.
#EUluAPaa #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
"Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings" with Co-Curators DeSoto Brown and Kilin Reece
Happy #KanikapilaFriday! Meet the co-curators of our new exhibit, “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings,” DeSoto Brown and Kilin Reece! Learn from the experts themselves as they discuss the little-known stories of Hawai‘i’s influence on today’s popular music and instruments.
Reserve your tickets online: BishopMuseum.org/Tickets.
Learn more about “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings”:
BishopMuseum.org/KaulaPiko.
Mahalo to our contributing sponsor:
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings is a collaboration of Bishop Museum and Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings.
Music Credit: Ukulele Song by Rafael Krux (orchestralis.net)
#KaulaPiko #SourceOfStrings #HawaiianMusic
#BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
Join our Bishop Museum 'Ohana!
Mahalo to everyone who joined us for the grand opening of our new exhibit, "Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings" yesterday! Justine and Jonathan from our Membership Department enjoyed welcoming back our Bishop Museum members to the campus, and are excited to share some news about a new opportunity for those considering joining our Bishop Museum ʻOhana.
Learn more at BishopMuseum.org/Membership.
And as always, please don't hesitate to reach out to Justine and Jonathan if there's any way we can be of assistance to you. Mahalo for your continued support of #HawaiisMuseum!
Email: [email protected].
Phone: 808-847-9296.
#BishopMuseum #BishopMuseumOhana
Behind-the-Scenes of Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings
It’s all about the tiny details as we put the finishing touches to our upcoming exhibit, “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings” -- opening tomorrow!
From design to construction, our staff is working hard to bring this exhibit to life, and tell the story of Hawaiian Music and its influence on American popular music and really, music worldwide.
See our story for the entire behind-the-scenes video and reserve your tickets today! BishopMuseum.org/Tickets.
Mahalo to our contributing sponsor:
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings is a collaboration of Bishop Museum and Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings.
#KaulaPIko #SourceOfStrings #HawaiianMusic
#BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings opening this Saturday, July 18
We’re counting down the days until the opening of our new exhibit, “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings,” this Saturday, July 18!
#KaulaPiko will tell the story of how musicians, composers, and artisans from Hawai‘i influenced the design of stringed instruments and shaped the soundscape of today’s popular music.
Meet Michael Wilson, Exhibit designer for “Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings.” Join us every day this week on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, for posts and stories sharing sneak peeks into the work behind the exhibit, as well as features to look out for when you visit.
Click our link in the story to view today’s sneak peek! To reserve your tickets online visit BishopMuseum.org/Tickets.
Mahalo to our contributing sponsor:
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, LTD
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings is a collaboration of Bishop Museum and Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings.
#SourceOfStrings #HawaiianMusic
#BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum
Promotion Extended!
Promotion extended! In appreciation of frontline medical staff who have cared for COVID-19 patients while keeping our hospital systems functioning and accessible to all, on your next visit, show your medical/hospital ID for a 50% discount on a year of membership now through July 31st! Learn more at BishopMuseum.org/Membership.
And as always, please don't hesitate to reach out to Justine and Jonathan in our Membership Department if there's any way we can be of assistance to you. Mahalo for your continued support of #HawaiisMuseum.
Email: [email protected].
Phone: 808-847-9296.
#BishopMuseum #BishopMuseumOhana
Summertime at Bishop Museum
We're reopening to the public! Bring your ʻohana and enjoy the summertime at #HawaiisMuseum.
Kamaʻāina and military guests can enjoy FREE keiki admission during our “Keiki on Us” week, starting Friday, June 26 through Sunday, July 5.
Safely enjoy the outdoors, play in the sunshine, and rest under shade, all while observing social distancing throughout our 15-acre, park-like campus. Enjoy our new Outdoor Museum experiences, and plan the perfect picnic on our ‘ōhi’a-patterned Great Lawn, with ono take-out options from Highway Inn Waipahu – including the tasting plate and poke bowl featured here!
Reserve your tickets online today, and use the code “KEIKI” at check out: BishopMuseum.org/Tickets. Mahalo and see you soon!
#BishopMuseum
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