News Room
News releases and announcements from Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Invites Hawaiʻi Middle Schools to Help Build Its Next Exhibition
Bishop Museum invites middle schools across the Hawaiian islands to help build its next exhibition, opening spring break 2026, featuring LEGO® mosaics of school mascots and logos assembled by students.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Media to Hoʻi i ke Kai: Launch of the Aʻa
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole's storied 40-foot racing canoe to return to the ocean for the first time in more than a decade.
Announcements
Rare Native Hawaiian Land Snails Rediscovered After Nearly a Century
Bishop Museum announces the rediscovery of two native Hawaiian land snails unseen for nearly a century. Live specimens of Godwinia caperata and Hiona exaequata found on Kauaʻi during recent biodiversity surveys.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Public to Its Next Museum After Hours Event and Meet Pioneers in Ocean Exploration and Videography
Bishop Museum invites the public to its next Museum After Hours event on Friday, Sept. 12 from 5-9 p.m., serving as the grand opening of the Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science exhibition.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces New Hawaiian Hall Treasure Case Installation: A Woman of the World: Bernice Pauahi Bishop in Europe, 1875-1876
Bishop Museum announces a new installation in Hawaiian Hall's third floor Treasure Case featuring personal accounts and keepsakes from Bernice Pauahi Bishop's Grand Tour across America and Europe, 1875-1876.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts Marine Invasive Species Learning Exchange
More than 50 participants representing more than 20 global resource management organizations gathered to combat the spread of invasive species threatening coral reefs.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum September 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum announces September 2025 programming, featuring the Grand Opening of Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science at Museum After Hours.
Media Advisory
Reminder: Media Preview of Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science
Bishop Museum invites media to preview Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science exhibition and tour the Invertebrate Zoology Collection on August 21, 2025.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces New, Original Exhibition, Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science
Opening Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, Explore EXCORE showcases a vivid world of revolutionary underwater exploration featuring 8K underwater videos from Bishop Museum's EXCORE center.
Announcements
Shangri La Makes Visiting Easier Through New Tour Offering
Shangri La Museum announces new tour partnership with Bishop Museum, expanding access with Saturday tours beginning October 6th and implementing monthly ticket releases.
Events
Bidding Starts Thursday, Aug. 14 for Bishop Museum’s Annual Online Auction, E Ulu A Paʻa
Bishop Museum's popular online auction, E Ulu a Paʻa, features more than 90 one-of-a-kind treasures and exclusive Museum Experiences. Bidding runs Aug. 14-24, 2025.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces Return of Latte Stones and Hornbostel Collection
Bishop Museum will initiate a phased return of more than 10,000 pieces from the Hornbostel Collection to the Mariana Islands, including latte stones currently on display in front of Hawaiian Hall.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites ʻOhana to Family-Friendly Dino Night: “The Land Before Time” + Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep
Bishop Museum invites local and visiting ʻohana to a family friendly Dino Night during Museum After Hours on Friday, Aug. 8, featuring "The Land Before Time" and Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum August 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
August sees the opening of Explore EXCORE: The Art of Underwater Science, an outdoor screening of "The Land Before Time" at Museum After Hours, and the return of E Ulu A Paʻa online auction.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Local and Visiting ʻOhana to a Concert Under the Stars on its Great Lawn
Mele After Hours will be held on Friday, July 11 and features Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom and Kalani Peʻa
Announcements
BISHOP MUSEUM AND CNHA ANNOUNCE NEW RETAIL PARTNERSHIP
Bishop Museum and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement announce a new partnership to enhance the museum's retail space and elevate its connection to Hawaiʻi's vibrant creative economy.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum July 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its July 2025 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including the return of Mele After Hours, special planetarium shows, and celebrations of Hawaiian cultural heritage.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum June 2025 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its June 2025 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including Museum After Hours with Mālama Honua Public Charter School, a kōnane program honoring King Kamehameha ʻEkahi, and the new Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep exhibit.
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum Invites Kamaʻāina and Military to Family-Friendly Event Plus New Exhibits for $5 on Saturday, May 31
Special day to kick off summer includes the 2025 Science & Sustainability Festival, the debut of the Kamāla'ulahiwa ʻOhana Learning Space, a new coral reef exhibit, and access to Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep.
Media Advisory
Reminder: Media Preview of Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep
Bishop Museum invites media to an exclusive preview of its new exhibit, Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep, featuring oceanic and aquatic reptiles from the Mesozoic Era.