News Room
News releases and announcements from Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts Celebrate Micronesia Festival: Ocean of Peace
In its eighth year at the Museum, the Festival brings together and honors Micronesian voices from across the Pacific.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Presents Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice
Powerful new exhibition features work of Nālani Kanakaʻole, Sig Zane, and Kūhaʻoʻīmaikalani Zane—a Hilo family of artists rooted in hula ʻaihaʻa. Opens April 18, 2026.
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Bishop Museum April 2026 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
April sees the opening of Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice, featuring the work of Nālani Kanakaʻole, Sig Zane, and Kūhaʻoʻīmaikalani Zane. Bishop Museum also welcomes the Celebrate Micronesia Festival.
Exhibitions
Hawaiʻi Middle School Students Express School Pride Via Newest Bishop Museum Exhibition, Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawaiʻi
Bishop Museum presents Aloha Bricks '26: Stories of Hawaiʻi, featuring LEGO®-inspired creations including mosaics from 50 middle schools statewide. Opens March 14, 2026.
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Bishop Museum and Australian Museum Scientists Describe Two Species Previously Thought to Be Extinct
Bishop Museum announces the rediscovery of two native Hawaiian land snails unseen for nearly a century: Godwinia caperata and Hiona exaequata, found on Kauaʻi during recent biodiversity surveys.
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Bishop Museum March 2026 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum announces March 2026 programming, headlined by the opening of Aloha Bricks '26: Stories of Hawaiʻi—a family exhibition celebrating the islands through LEGO creations—plus lunar eclipse viewing, kalo festival, and more.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts First Statewide Kōnane Tournament in Modern History
The inaugural Ka Makou Kōnane Invitational Tournament Finals will be held Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 from 4-10 p.m. in historic Hawaiian Hall, featuring representatives from four islands.
Events
Bishop Museum Partners With Kūmanu Productions and DTL to Offer Free Screening of “Moana 2” in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Bishop Museum, in partnership with Kūmau Productions and DTL, announces a free screening of "Moana 2" in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi on the Museum's Great Lawn on Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2026.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces New, Original Exhibition: Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawai’i
LEGO®-inspired constructions celebrating Hawaiian people, places, plants, animals, and legends take over the Castle Memorial Building on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites ʻOhana to a Dinosaur Doubleheader With "Jurassic Park” and Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep
Bishop Museum invites local and visiting ʻohana to embark on a prehistoric journey with an outdoor screening of "Jurassic Park" during Museum After Hours on Friday, January 9.
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Bishop Museum Shares a Preview of Its 2026 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum announces its 2026 calendar featuring new exhibitions including Aloha Bricks '26, Ea Mai ʻEiwa, and Hawaiʻi Walls, plus ongoing programs, festivals, and regional events.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Local ʻOhana and Visitors to Enjoy the Holidays at #HawaiisMuseum
Bishop Museum presents its 2025 Holiday Guide, inviting local ʻohana and visitors to enjoy special events, daily programs, exhibitions, and ways to support the Museum during the holiday season.
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Bishop Museum November 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares November 2025 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including the launch of Prince Kūhiō's 40-foot racing canoe Aʻa and Lā Kūʻokoʻa celebrations.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Community to Hoʻi i ke Kai: Launch of the Aʻa
Free event at Keʻehi Lagoon Beach Park to celebrate Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole's storied 40-foot racing canoe and its return to water
Announcements
Endangered Snails Transferred to Bishop Museum’s Pūpū Ola: Kāhuli Captive Rearing Research Center
Endodonta christenseni, the last known surviving member of its genus, arrives at Bishop Museum and will be on public view at the 2025 Kāhuli Festival on October 25.
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Bishop Museum and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Partner to Safeguard Hawaiʻi’s Endangered Species Through Global Biobanking Network
Bishop Museum and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announce a landmark partnership to expand biobanking capacity in Hawaiʻi and across the Pacific to protect the islands' unique biodiversity and cultural heritage.
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Bishop Museum Launching Fall Annual Fund Campaign
From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025, #HawaiisMuseum asks for the community's financial support of its staff and their critical work.
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Bishop Museum October 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its October 2025 exhibitions, public programs, and events, featuring the return of the annual Kāhuli Festival and family-friendly Dino Nights.
Events
Bishop Museum Announces Kāhuli Festival 2025: Ke Kani Nei Ka Pūpū, “The Land Snails Sing”
Bishop Museum announces the theme of its 2025 Kāhuli Festival: Ke Kani Nei Ka Pūpū, "The Land Snails Sing." Now in its fourth year, the Festival celebrates Hawaiian land snails and biocultural heritage.
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Highway Inn Opens Tūtū’s Place — A New Café Concept at Bishop Museum
Family-owned Hawaiian food restaurant Highway Inn announces the opening of Tūtū's Place by Highway Inn, a warm and welcoming café located at Bishop Museum in Kapālama.