Bishop Museum

The Bishop Museum in Honolulu has opened its doors to a new exhibit focused on the lineage of Native Hawaiian art. "Ola Ka Noʻeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry" celebrates the preservation of the islands' Indigenous art.

After a human resources crisis and the firing of three top executives, Bishop Museum has an interim CEO. Longtime Hawaiʻi executive Dee Jay Mailer will guide the museum as it searches for a permanent CEO.

Museum officials hope the exhibit will help educate people and highlight the conservation area's cultural and environmental significance.

The museum's board of directors voted unanimously to terminate CEO Melanie Ide, General Counsel Barron Oda, and Vice President of Operations, Planning and Program Management Wesley “Kaiwi” Yoon.

Hawaiʻi residents receiving food assistance benefits through SNAP can soon go to the Bishop Museum in Honolulu for free. Guests will also receive free parking for one vehicle.

Future leadership at the Bishop Museum remains uncertain following a disagreement between the institution’s Board of Directors and its CEO over an internal personnel matter.

The Bishop Museum opened a bilingual exhibit on the history of māhū over the weekend. Māhū means to have a dual male and female spirit. HPR's Zoe Dym shares what to expect at “The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu" through Oct. 16.

The Bishop Museum is back to pre-pandemic visitor numbers. Locals are largely attracted to special temporary exhibits such as "Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals."

The Hawaiʻi International Film Festival kicks off with the in-person premiere of a documentary film about Duke Kahanamoku called “Waterman.” The Conversation talked to Brandon Bunag, who is in charge of education and public programs at the Bishop Museum, about a display that honors not just one, but two Olympians.

Artists How Nosm and Defer are among the big image-makers of our time, and now a lot of them are all together in "Pow! Wow! The First Decade," at the Bishop Museum. HPR's Noe Tanigawa says you should take the kids—you’ll see masters of street art, your favorites from Kaka‘ako.