Bishop Museum July 2022, Exhibitions, Programming and Events

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its July 2022 exhibitions, programs, and events. A full and continually updated listing can be found on the Museum's website, BishopMuseum.org. For more information on any of the items listed herein, please contact Lance Aquino via the information above.

July 2022

• Continuing through July 4, 2022 | ExhibitionTatau: Marks of PolynesiaJ. M. Long GalleryTatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through an array of photographs, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside that of younger practitioners working within and influenced by the tradition today.
• Continuing through Oct. 16, 2022 | ExhibitionThe Healer Stones of KapaemahuCastle Memorial BuildingThe Healer Stones of Kapaemahu will explore the history and contemporary meanings of four large pōhaku (stones) on Waikīkī Beach. These pōhaku were placed long ago as a tribute to four māhū, people 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 been suppressed and the respected role of māhū erased. Using immersive media and innovative storytelling approaches, the exhibition revitalizes this traditional story to help restore this sacred site as a permanent reminder of Hawaiʻi's history of inclusion and acceptance.
• July 23, 2022 | Exhibition OpeningTaxonomy: Our Lives Depend on ItJ. M. Long GalleryThis exhibition is about the power and purpose of naming, highlighting the legacy of Bishop Museum's international role in naming and classifying organisms, which is foundational for documenting, researching, and ultimately saving our planet's biodiversity and the ecosystems that we depend on for our very survival.*Exclusive Media-Only Preview of Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend on It*July 21, 2022 | 1 – 4 p.m.J. M. Long GalleryNews media will have the opportunity to experience the newly installed exhibition before its opening, and capture photographs and video in a shoot-friendly environment. Interview opportunities are available with the following:
  • Neal Evenhuis, Exhibition Co-curator, Bishop Museum Senior Entomologist
  • Richard Pyle, Exhibition Co-curator, Bishop Museum Senior Curator of Ichthyology | Director of XCoRE
  • DeAnne Kennedy, Exhibition Designer, Bishop Museum Exhibit Designer

  Media are asked to RSVP via the contact information above.

• Ongoing | ExhibitBicentennial Celebration of Printing in HawaiʻiHawaiian Hall, Third FloorTwo hundred years have passed since a printing press brought to Hawaiʻi by the pioneer company of Calvinist missionaries first put text to page. From the moment that historic imprint was made on Jan. 7, 1822, an outpouring of Hawaiian language texts followed. By the mid-19th century, Hawaiʻi was one of the most literate nations in the world. This exhibit is dedicated to the story of printing in Hawaiʻi, with particular emphasis on Hawaiian language newspapers.
• Ongoing | ExhibitLalo: Science and Conservation in the Northwestern Hawaiian IslandsScience Adventure CenterShowcasing the natural and cultural history and importance of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). Phase 1 of this three-phase exhibit features "The Ongoing Legacy of Coral Reef Exploration" and "The Lalo Plastic Story."
• Continuing through Oct. 30, 2022 | DisplayTwo Hawaiian Olympic Champions. The First and the Latest.Gulab and Indru Watumull AtriumTwo Hawaiian Olympic Champions. The First and the Latest juxtaposes Duke Paoa Kahanamoku and Carissa Kainani Moore, celebrating two individuals living 100 years apart yet sharing the same story – one of respect and aloha for Hawai'i and the world. The installation honors the two Native Hawaiian Olympic Gold Medalists.
• Ongoing | Community Partner InstallationParley AIR Station HawaiʻiGreat LawnBishop Museum hosts Parley for the Oceans' installation, Parley AIR Station Hawaiʻi, a collaborative community hub dedicated to inspiring and empowering a new generation of ocean ambassadors. This concept is realized in three key pillars of action – Avoid, Intercept, and Redesign. Parley AIR Station Hawaiʻi is an invitation to take a role in the movement for ocean solutions.
• Ongoing | InstallationsCampus MuralsThroughout the Bishop Museum campusBishop Museum's outdoor murals provide an immersive art experience that bridges traditional culture, creative expression, and Indigenous perspectives. Each mural was completed in 2021 in conjunction with the special exhibition, POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World, which showcased some of the most notable Hawai'i-based artists, international street artists, and sculptors.
• July 2, 2022, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. HST | EventTatau: Marks of Polynesia Closing FestivalThroughout the Bishop Museum campusEvent included with Museum admission; free for Bishop Museum Members.Bishop Museum, in partnership with the Sulu'ape Family, is proud to present a day of festivities to mark the closing weekend of the Tatau: Marks of Polynesia exhibition. Join us for traditional tattoo demonstrations from Sāmoa, Tonga, and Hawaiʻi throughout the day. Participate in talks with special guests, take part in keiki activities, and enjoy cultural food and music.Festival Timeline
  • 9:45 a.m. ʻAva Ceremony
  • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tattoo Demonstrations, Music, Performances
  • 2 p.m. Panel Discussion
• July 8, 2022, 5:30 – 9 p.m. HST | EventBishop Museum After HoursThroughout the Bishop Museum campus$10 kamaʻāina admission, free for Bishop Museum Members. Extended after-hours access to the Museum with a Pau Hana presentation, Living Culture Demonstration, keiki activities, exhibition tours, J. Watumull Planetarium shows, a Membership Lounge, food trucks, and live Hawaiian music.Funding for Bishop Museum's Museum After Hours keiki activities has been provided by the Johnson Ohana Foundation, founded by Kim and Jack Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education.July's After Hours event includes a special Pau Hana presentation, the "Kapaemahu Speaker Series | Hidden in Plain Sight: The History of The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu in a Changing Waikīkī":This program is part of a five-part speaker series that harnesses community discourse around The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu exhibition on view in Bishop Museum's Castle Memorial Building through Oct. 16, 2022. By bringing together cultural practitioners, scholars, artists, and community organizers, the program aims to cultivate deeper understanding of the exhibition's central themes of gender diversity, Native Hawaiian health, and the power of monuments. These talks will take place in person at Bishop Museum's Atherton Hālau and will be streamed live for virtual participation.Free admission.Speakers include:
  • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, co-curator, Kanaka Maoli teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader
  • Dean Hamer, co-curator and Emmy and GLAAD media award-winning filmmaker
  • Joe Wilson, co-curator, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, community advocate
  • DeSoto Brown, co-curator and Bishop Museum Historian and Curator of the Archives
• July 23, 2022, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. HST | EventSeas the Day: A Saturday of Play at Bishop MuseumThroughout the Bishop Museum campusLearn about Moananuiākea, the broad expansive ocean that we call home, through creative fun activities, gallery exhibits, and community partners. Get a glimpse of the breadth and depth of marine life in the ocean; explore the twilight world of deep-sea reefs; and find out how you can do your part to protect our vast ocean for the future. Come to Bishop Museum and Seas the Day!Participating community partners include Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, KUA Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response, The Protected Species Program, and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Oceanography.
• July 29, 2022, 6 – 7:30 p.m. HST | Public Program"Kapaemahu Speaker Series | Pacific Connections: Gender Diversity Across Moana Nui"Atherton Hālau and livestreamedFree admission.This program is part of a five-part speaker series that harnesses community discourse around The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu exhibition on view in Bishop Museum's Castle Memorial Building through Oct. 16, 2022. By bringing together cultural practitioners, scholars, artists, and community organizers, the program aims to cultivate deeper understanding of the exhibition's central themes of gender diversity, Native Hawaiian health, and the power of monuments. These talks will take place in person at Bishop Museum's Atherton Hālau and will be streamed live for virtual participation.In Hawaiʻi, the creation chant, the Kumulipo, traces the origins of life to the combining of paired opposites: light and dark, earth and sky, wet and dry, male and female. In conversation with co-curator Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Professor Tēvita O. Kaʻili will share stories of gender duality from his native Tonga and other regions of Oceania, and Hawaiian historian Adam Keawe Manolo-Camp will discuss his research and storytelling initiatives to help revive Hawaiian understandings and histories of gender fluidity and same-sex relationships, including among revered rulers and nobles.Speakers include:
  • Adam Keawe Manolo-Camp, Hawaiian cultural historian, President of Indigenous Pasifika
  • Tēvita O. Kaʻili, Anthropologist and Dean of Pacific Studies at Brigham Young University—Hawaiʻi
  • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, co-curator of The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu, Kanaka Maoli teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader

Bishop Museum also holds Daily Programs for all guests, as well as in-person J. Watumull Planetarium shows. Its Signature Galleries include its Campus Murals, Hawaiian Hall, Pacific Hall, Picture Gallery, Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kāhili Room, Nā Ulu Kaiwi'ula Native Hawaiian Garden, and Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center. For more information, please visit BishopMuseum.org.

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