The History of Poke in Hawaiʻi
The History of Poke in Hawai‘i Home Page The Pacific Ocean is a diverse ecosystem filled with a wide variety of sea life. Fish, shellfish, and other marine invertebrates are major proteins for the people of the Pacific. Among the most commonly eaten are fish like ʻahi, ʻanae, ʻōpelu, invertebrates like heʻe (octopus), ʻōpae (shrimp), […]
E aha ʻia ana ʻo Mauna Kea
[Photo: A man, several women, and a girl wearing lei and posed on a mat, ca. 1890; Hawaiʻi. Photo by Hadley. SP 206852] E aha ʻia ana ʻo Mauna Kea Happy Mele Monday! “When the lei of flowers withered and was discarded, the lei of poetry remained always as a reminder of a happy occasion.”- Mary Kawena Pukui, Directions […]
Change Happens Best, When It First Happens Within
Change Happens Best, When It First Happens Within By Amber Jacroux Bixel, Director of Sales & Events Home Page An expression from ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings states, “He aliʻi ka ʻāina; he kauā ke kanaka — The land is chief; man is its servant.” This can be interpreted as, “land has no need for man, but man needs the land and works it for a livelihood” and as such, it […]
Plants of Hawai‘i
Plants of Hawai‘i Home Page He keiki aloha nā mea kanu. Beloved children are the plants. It is said of farmers that their plants are like beloved children, receiving much attention and care. ʻŌlelo Noʻeau no. 684, Mary Kawena Pukui. Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada) Learn More The naupaka plant is known in several stories which provide the backstory for the flowers’ […]
Plants of Hawai‘i
Plants of Hawai‘i Home Page According to Dr. Tim Gallaher, Botanist for the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hawaiʻi still has around 1,100 endemic species and 109 indigenous species of plants today. About 131 endemic species only known in Hawaiʻi are now believed to be extinct. Around 27 Polynesian-introduced species also remain in the islands. However, between 6,000 to 12,000 […]
Aloha nō au iā Kahulimoku
[Photo: Peter Kaawa; Kalaoa, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1923; SP 59969.] Aloha nō au iā Kahulimoku Happy Mele Monday! “Mention has already been made of the original difficulty of procuring any ukeke in the field, and of the fact that after continual disappointment on Kauai and Oahu, the first reward for the search occurred in […]
Pōhaku of Hawai‘i
Pōhaku of Hawai‘i Home Page In Hawai‘i as well as other parts of the Pacific, our islands are composed of an igneous rock called basalt. As a resource so readily accessible at our fingertips, it isn’t surprising that a lot of historic materials found in our islands are made of this type of rock. These […]
Press Re-Packaging
Press Re-Packaging Home Page Bishop Museum’s new drive toward being single-use-plastic-free has inspired staff to implement more sustainable practices both inside and outside of museum workplaces. This is also true for the small team of the historic Bishop Museum Press, which has now made steps to reduce plastic waste in their packing and shipping practices. […]
HBS
The Hawaiʻi Biological Survey: A Bishop Museum Strategic Initiative to Document and Preserve Biodiversity By Kenneth A. Hayes, Director of the Pacific Center for Molecular Biodiversity at Bishop Museum Home Page This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, first proposed as a celebration to honor the Earth and peace. Later, it was recognized […]
Mary Kawena Pukui
[Photo: Mary Kawena Pukui making a kīkī basket of ʻilima twigs; Waimānalo, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. May 1939; SP_19704_5.] Mary Kawena Pukui “It is hoped that the chants obtained without music may also eventually be studied, translated, and published.” —Helen Roberts, Ancient Hawaiian Music When Helen Heffron Roberts (1888–1985) began her one-year survey of mele as appointed […]
