Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum and Kamehameha Schools
Bishop Museum – Known by Hawaiians as “Hale- ho’ike-o-Kamehameha” which translates to “exhibition house of Kamehameha“. It is also known as the Hawaiian State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his late wife Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Princess Bernice was the great granddaughter of Kamehameha the Great and last direct descendent of the Royal blood line. Recognized as the leading museum in the Pacific, it features many Hawaiian exhibits, a planetarium, flora collections, and various other exhibits from around the world. Admission. Read more…