Aia i Waiehu Pua Loke Lani
[Photo: View of Lahaina waterfront; Lahaina, Maui, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1930.; SP 120999.] Aia i Waiehu Pua Loke Lani Happy Mele Monday! Today’s featured mele dates back to 1884 and is performed as a hula pūʻili. Composed during his time on Maui, J.P. Hale draws poetic inspiration from his surrounding environment as he alludes to expressions […]
Hōkūleʻa
Hōkūleʻa Home Page Hōkū meaning star in Hawaiian, and le‘a meaning gladness: Hōkūle‘a is our star of joy or gladness. Also called Arcturus, our star of joy is an important tool for navigation, along with Hikianalia or Spica. Before the use of modern instruments, our ancestors needed to rely on tools like the stars, currents, […]
Ke Kumuhana o ke Ola o ke Kanaka
[Kiaaina; Hawaiʻi; Photo by Theodore Kelsey; SP 39805] Ke Kumuhana o ke Ola o ke Kanaka Happy Mele Monday! “For the Hawaiian of the past, all times and every time were indeed occasions for prayer. ʻLong before the missionaries came, Hawaiians were haipule, religious.’ Says Mary Kawena Pukui. ‘Everything they did, they did with prayer.’” […]
#BishopMuseumStory
Dear Bishop Museum ‘Ohana, I’m writing to all of you together — our Staff, Board, BMAC members, and Volunteers. As we announced yesterday, in the best interest of our greater community, we have made the decision to temporarily close the Museum in response to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. While we continue to do […]
Winter Waves
Roger Coryell, February 1947. Bishop Museum Archives.Roger Coryell, December 31, 1951. Bishop Museum Archives. Previous Next Winter Waves By: DeSoto Brown Storms over the Pacific Ocean produce swells that travel long distances to the Hawaiian Islands. When it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere, waves from storms there will break on Hawaiʻi’s south shores during our […]
Kāua i ka Nani o Hilo
[Photo: Seated hula dancers with ipu hula at ʻIolani Palace grounds for King Kalākaua’s birthday; Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The Royal bandstand can be seen in the background.; ca. November 1885; SP 209717.] Kāua i ka Nani o Hilo Happy Mele Monday! In honor of King Kalākaua’s birthday celebrated on November 16, we feature a mele hula […]
Ē Hina, ē Hinahele
[Photo: Pele Pukui Suganuma with gourd drum (ipu hula); Hawaiʻi; ca. 1962; SP 30108.] Ē Hina, ē Hinahele Happy Mele Monday! Today’s featured mele is performed as a hula ipu and tells the story of a man whose wife was stolen from him by another. The composer likens his rival to a bird who will […]
RCL Perkins
RCL Perkins by Neal L. Evenhuis, Senior Entomologist Entomology Robert Cyril Layton Perkins (November 15, 1866–September 29, 1955), was an English naturalist known in Hawai‘i as the “Father of Hawaiian Zoology.” When he was just 26 years of age, he traveled from England to Hawai‘i in 1892 to survey its zoology for the British Association […]
International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD)
International Science Center and Science Museum Day by Daniel Verderame Home As part of International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD), a global event illustrating the impact and reach of all the world’s science centers and science museums, Bishop Museum’s science educators welcome you to join them in our Science Adventure Center and Planetarium, Sunday, […]
Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs
Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs by Kelli DeLeon and Ken Hayes PCMB On October 1-3rd, BishopMuseum staff members Kelli DeLeon and Ken Hayes attended the annual Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs conference in Columbia, Maryland in preparation for developing a Hawaii Master Naturalist Program based at the Museum. This […]
