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

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its September 2023 exhibitions, public 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 with Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.

September sees the return of the annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to Bishop Museum's Great Lawn! Plus, celebrate the Year of the Kāhuli and learn about the biocultural diversity that makes Hawaiʻi unique with Kāhuli Festival 2023.

September 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.
• 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.
• Continuing through Sept. 4, 2023 | InstallationElsie Krassas's Vernacular StyleHawaiian HallIncluded with Museum admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Elsie Krassas's Vernacular Style features seven distinct hats created by Krassas in the early 20th century, honoring Native Hawaiian art and crafts, and the cultural practitioners of the time. The installation highlights the application of traditional practices and materials in the contemporary uses of the 1930s, as well as continuing stories of the history and culture of Hawaiʻi told by Hawaiian Hall.
• 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. General Admission rates apply for access to all gallery spaces.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.
• Aug. 23-Sept. 4, 2023 | FundraiserE Ulu A PaʻaOnline AuctionBishop Museum's popular online auction, E Ulu A Paʻa, continues with dozens of one-of-a-kind treasures and unique Bishop Museum Experiences up for bid. The auction will run through 9 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2023, exclusively at BishopMuseum.cbo.io.
• Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2-3, 2023, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Public ProgramLei Hulu Humupapa Workshops with Kawika Lum-NelmidaGulab & Indru Watumull Atrium of Hawaiian HallCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $60 registration fee includes two workshops and materials.Learn to make Lei Hulu Humupapa, a traditional style of feather lei, by hulu practitioner Kumu Kawika Lum-Nelmida, a featured artist in our exhibition Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry. No prior experience is necessary.This is a two-session workshop. Participants are committed to attending both sessions: Sept. 2 and 3.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Public Program47th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow 2023Great Lawn$5 general admission, pre-registration recommended. Admission for Bishop Museum Members free with pre-registration and membership ID.The Honolulu Intertribal Powwow brings together hundreds of people in celebration of Native American heritages and to pass on Indigenous traditions, build communities, and learn about Native American cultural diversity. Join us in this celebration of community and culture through music, dance, and food.Please note that this is a two-day festival. To attend both days, you must purchase admission for both Saturday and Sunday — just $5 per person, per day!
• Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, 2-5 p.m. | Public ProgramNative Hawaiian Ipu Planting with Momi GreeneAtherton HālauCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $20 general adult registration fee, $15 for Bishop Museum Member adult. Registration fee includes pots, seeds, and materials.Learn how to plant and care for Native Hawaiian ipu from practitioner Momi Greene, a featured artist in our Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry exhibition. This workshop is taught with the intention that what grows in your pot will be planted into the ʻāina to perpetuate ipu growing in Hawaiʻi.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, 2-5 p.m. | Public ProgramNative Hawaiian Ipu Planting with Momi GreeneAtherton HālauCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $20 general adult registration fee, $15 for Bishop Museum Member adult. Registration fee includes pots, seeds, and materials.Learn how to plant and care for Native Hawaiian ipu from practitioner Momi Greene, a featured artist in our Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry exhibition. This workshop is taught with the intention that what grows in your pot will be planted into the ʻāina to perpetuate ipu growing in Hawaiʻi.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, 9 a.m. - noon | Public ProgramFor Keiki + Mākua: Native Hawaiian Ipu Planting with Momi GreeneAtherton HālauCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $20 general adult, $15 general keiki. $5 discount for Bishop Museum Members. $15 Member adult, $10 Member keiki. Registration fee includes pots, seeds, and materials.For keiki ages 10+ and parents! Learn how to plant and care for Native Hawaiian ipu from practitioner Momi Greene, a featured artist in our Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry exhibition. This workshop is taught with the intention that what grows in your keiki's pot will be planted into the ʻāina to perpetuate ipu growing in Hawaiʻi.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, 2-5 p.m. | Public ProgramFor Keiki + Mākua: Native Hawaiian Ipu Planting with Momi GreeneAtherton HālauCapacity is limited, and registration is required. $20 general adult, $15 general keiki. $5 discount for Bishop Museum Members. $15 Member adult, $10 Member keiki. Registration fee includes pots, seeds, and materials.For keiki ages 10+ and parents! Learn how to plant and care for Native Hawaiian ipu from practitioner Momi Greene, a featured artist in our Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry exhibition. This workshop is taught with the intention that what grows in your keiki's pot will be planted into the ʻāina to perpetuate ipu growing in Hawaiʻi.This Living Culture workshop is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.
• Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, 3-9 p.m. | Public ProgramKāhuli Festival 2023Great Lawn, Science Adventure Center$5 general admission. Free for Bishop Museum Members.Celebrate the Year of the Kāhuli with us at the 2nd Annual Kāhuli Festival! Come see live endangered and rare snails from our Hawaiian Land Snail Conservation Program and the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Snail Extinction Prevention Program.The Festival also features talks by conservationists, researchers, cultural practitioners, and authors; booths hosted by community partners; and art exhibits featuring local artists. Learn about and celebrate the biocultural diversity that makes Hawaiʻi unique and a place we all love to call home!
• Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Public ProgramKūʻonoʻono ka NoʻeauGreat LawnFree. General Admission rates apply for access to all gallery spaces.Kūʻonoʻono ka Noʻeau is a special mākeke (market), organized through the joint efforts of PAʻI Foundation and Bishop Museum to create and sustain abundance through noʻeau, or artistic excellence.This mākeke is part of the Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry public programming.

Bishop Museum also holds Daily Programs for all guests, as well as in-person J. Watumull Planetarium shows. Its Signature Galleries include its Hawaiian Hall, Pacific Hall, Picture Gallery, Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kāhili Room, Nā Ulu Kaiwiʻula Native Hawaiian Garden, Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center, and Campus Murals. For more information, please visit BishopMuseum.org.