Bishop Museum News Room

December 3, 2020Events
Bishop Museum Presents, “Kaula Piko: Leʻa I Ke Kani Concert, Featuring the Legendary Ledward Kaapana and Very Special Guests”
The free concert will broadcast live on ʻŌlelo channel 53 and on social media to celebrate the holidays
October 23, 2020Announcements
Halloweekend: A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum event provides fun and safe Halloween activities for families
October 16, 2020Announcements
Bishop Museum Scientists Describe the Last Known Species of Endodonta Land Snail
A study of the endemic Endodonta christenseni will aid in efforts to conserve the species
September 23, 2020Announcements
Bishop Museum to Reopen Thursday, Sept. 24
Bishop Museum will reopen for business beginning Thursday, September 24. Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
August 19, 2020Events
Bishop Museum Presents E Ulu A Pa‘a, an Online Fundraiser and Auction
Bishop Museum presents E Ulu A Paʻa, a weeklong online fundraiser and auction Aug. 23-30, 2020, featuring over 100 curated experiences, vacation packages, and one-of-a-kind art pieces.
July 23, 2020Announcements
Bishop Museum describes first living native Hawaiian land snail species in more than 60 years
For the first time in more than 60 years, Bishop Museum scientists have named a new species of living native Hawaiian land snail, providing hope that native populations may still exist.
July 16, 2020Announcements
Kaula Piko: The Source of Strings
New exhibit explores the global influence and contributions of Hawai'i's musicians through historical instruments, photos, and multimedia storytelling.
July 8, 2020Announcements
Feather Cloak and Helmet Gifted to Captain Cook to Return Permanently to Hawai‘i
An ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak) and mahiole (feather helmet) gifted to Captain Cook in 1779 are being permanently returned to Hawaiʻi by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
June 12, 2020Announcements
Bishop Museum to Reopen and Launch New Outdoor Museum Experiences
Bishop Museum will reopen to members on June 19 and the general public on June 26, launching new Outdoor Museum experiences with health and safety protocols in place.
December 10, 2019Announcements
Bishop Museum Goes Plastic-Free
Bishop Museum, together with partners Shop Pacifica and Bishop Museum Café by Highway Inn, has eliminated the sale of all single-use plastics on its campus.
October 3, 2019Announcements
Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawai‘i
Bishop Museum presents a new exhibit exploring surfing's history and ongoing technical and cultural developments, featuring the oldest surfboards known to exist, some owned by Hawaiian royalty.
July 31, 2019Announcements
Spineless Wonders: Rising From the Deep
Bishop Museum presents a new exhibition featuring stunning images of marine invertebrates by nature photographer Susan Middleton alongside specimens from the museum's collections.
July 30, 2019Announcements
Bishop Museum Press Reprints Lā‘au Hawai‘i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants
Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the classic work in celebration of the 100th birthday of author Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919–2010), a preeminent Hawaiian ethnobotanist.
July 10, 2019People
Bishop Museum Appoints Jillian Swift as Museum’s New Archaeologist
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum has hired Jillian Swift as the museum's new archaeologist. Swift joins the museum with more than a decade of archaeological research and experience in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.