Bishop Museum July 2023, Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its July 2023 exhibitions, public programs, and events. A full and continually updated listing can be found on the Museum's website, BishopMuseum.org.

July 2023

• Continuing through Oct. 29, 2023 | ExhibitionOla Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian ArtistryJ. M. Long GalleryIncluded with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry, presented in partnership with the PAʻI Foundation's Maoli Arts Movement (MAMo) initiative, explores genealogies of Hawaiian artistry. The exhibition spotlights 13 cultural stewards across six disciplines represented by a senior and junior practitioner pairing, each having devoted their lives to the preservation and vitality of their respective art forms.
• Continuing through Aug. 20, 2023 | ExhibitBackyard AdventuresCastle Memorial BuildingIncluded with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Backyard Adventures is an interactive science exhibit that engages guests with the wonders that can be found in their own backyards. It inspires the next generation of citizen scientists while emphasizing the importance — and fun — of outdoor activity and exploration with activities such as riding the back of a bee and backyard-themed mini golf.
• Ongoing | ExhibitLalo: Science and Conservation in the Northwestern Hawaiian IslandsScience Adventure CenterIncluded with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Lalo: Science and Conservation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands tells the cultural and scientific significance of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) as the kūpuna islands of Hawaiʻi. The exhibit features "The Ongoing Legacy of Coral Reef Exploration," "The Lalo Plastic Story," as well as 2D and 3D digital experiences that allow visitors to view terrestrial and underwater scenes and experience them as a series of immersive storylines about PMNM.
• Ongoing | DisplayTwo Hawaiian Olympic Champions. The First and the Latest.Gulab and Indru Watumull AtriumIncluded with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Two 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 Hawaiʻi and the world. The installation honors the two Native Hawaiian Olympic Gold Medalists.
• Ongoing | InstallationsCampus MuralsThroughout the Museum campus.Included with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Bishop Museum's outdoor murals provide an immersive art experience that bridges traditional culture, creative expression, and indigenous perspectives. The initial round of murals was completed in 2021 in conjunction with the special exhibit POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World, and was expanded in May 2023 during the Hawaiʻi Walls Mural Festival in Kalihi. The additional murals were inspired by the Kalihi community, local histories, and Bishop Museum's cultural and scientific collections and resources.
• Ongoing | Community Partner InstallationParley AIR Station HawaiʻiGreat LawnFree.Bishop 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. The Parley AIR Station Hawaiʻi is an invitation to take a role in the movement for ocean solutions.
• Saturday, July 8, 2023, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | EventSeas the Day!: A Saturday of Play at Bishop MuseumThroughout campusIncluded with Museum admission. $10 for kamaʻāina and military, $7 for youth (ages 4-17). Free for keiki under 4 and Bishop Museum Members.Learn about Moananuiākea, the broad expansive ocean that we call home, through 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 learn how to protect our vast ocean for the future.
• Friday, July 14, 2023, 5-9 p.m. HST | EventMoonlight MeleGreat Lawn$30 general admission. 20% discount for Bishop Museum Members.Bishop Museum, in partnership with Ha Ka Entertainment, is excited to celebrate the return of a beloved concert series to its Great Lawn. Enjoy memorable performances by some of Hawaiʻi's most talented musicians under a starry night sky and in the cool, fresh air of Kaiwiʻula.The Friday, July 24 Moonlight Mele concert will be headlined by Kapena, and will also feature Walea, Kulāiwi, and Maunalua. A second Moonlight Mele concert is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11.
• Sunday, July 16, 2023, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Public ProgramNiho ʻOki Workshop with ʻUmi KaiAtherton HālauCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $50.00 registration fee includes materials.Learn to make a niho ʻoki (utility knife) with ʻŌlohe ʻUmi Kai. Niho ʻoki are Hawaiian shark tooth knives that were traditionally used for wood carving, cutting hair, stripping bark for kapa, food preparation, and self-defense.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Sunday, July 30, 2023, 9:30 a.m.-Noon | Public ProgramNā Lei Hala with Ipolani VaughanHale IkehuCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $120 registration fee includes four workshops and materials.Learn the basic skills of lau hala weaving with Kumu Ipolani Vaughan and create a flask sleeve for a 32 oz. water bottle using natural and colored lau.This is part two of a four-session workshop. Participants are committed to attending all four sessions: June 25, July 30, Aug. 20, and Oct. 22, 2023.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Monday, July 31, 2023, 6-9 p.m. | Public ProgramWelo Ka Hae Hawaiʻi — Celebrating Lā Hoʻi Hoʻi Ea at Bishop MuseumHawaiian Hall$5 registration fee.Bishop Museum celebrates Lā Hoʻi Hoʻi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, with an evening of guided tours of Hawaiian Hall, mele, and conservation in honor of the Hawaiian national holiday. Established on July 31, 1843 by Kauikeaouli, King Kamehameha III, it became one of the first national holidays of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It marks the return of political power to the government of King Kamehameha III after the British temporarily seized control of Hawaiʻi in 1843.

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 Kaiwiʻula Native Hawaiian Garden, and Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center. For more information, please visit BishopMuseum.org.