The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is home to the world's largest collection of Polynesian artifacts.

The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawai'i State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawai'i and is home to the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural and scientific artifacts. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiiana, the Bishop Museum has an extensive entomological collection of over 13.5 million specimens, third largest collection in the United States. Photo of Bishop Museum, taken March 2002 by User:Stan Shebs and licensed under GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of Bishop Museum, taken March 2002 by User:Stan Shebs and licensed under GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This work is copyrighted. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... History studies the past in human terms. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Nickname: Sheltered Bay Location within the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii Coordinates: Country United States State Hawaii County City and County of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann Area    - City 105 mi² / 272. ... OÊ»ahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. ... The Polynesian Triangle is a geographical region of the Pacific Ocean anchored by Hawaii, Rapa Nui and New Zealand. ... Hawaiiana is a popular term of academia used in reference to history and various aspects of the culture of Hawaii, currently a region and state of the United States. ...

Establishment

Charles Reed Bishop built his museum in honor of his wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, to preserve royal heirlooms passed down to him upon her death.

Charles Reed Bishop, Hawai'i philanthropist and co-founder of Kamehameha Schools and First Hawaiian Bank, built the museum in memory of his late wife Bernice Pauahi Bishop. She was the last direct descendant princess of the Kamehameha Dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Hawai'i since 1810. Bishop had originally intended the museum to house family heirlooms passed down to him through the royal lineage of his wife. Hawaii State Archives historical image This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Hawaii State Archives historical image This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A philanthropist and businessman, Charles Reed Bishop founded the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Kamehameha Schools and First Hawaiian Bank. ... Name Kamehameha Schools Address 567 South King Street, Suite 200 Town Honolulu, Hawaii Established 1887 Community Urban Type Independent Primary and Secondary Religion Protestant Students Coeducational Grades Preschool to 12 Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges District Kalihi Subdistrict Alewa Hts. ... First Hawaiian Bank is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii at the First Hawaiian Center. ... Lady Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the last surviving member of the Kamehameha dynasty. ... Kamehameha the Great established his dynasty in 1810 upon unifying the islands of Hawaii to become the Kingdom of Hawaii. ... Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was established during 1795 - 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kauaʻi by the chiefdom of Hawaiʻi (or the Big Island) into...

The museum was built on the original boys campus of Kamehameha Schools, an institution created to benefit native Hawaiian children as outlined in the Princess' last will and testament. In 1898, Bishop constructed Hawaiian Hall and Polynesian Hall in the Victorian architectural style. The Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper dubbed the buildings as "the noblest buildings of Honolulu." Both Hawaiian Hall and Polynesian Hall stand today and have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hawaiian Hall is home to a complete sperm whale skeleton with paper mache body suspended above the central gallery. Along the walls are prized koa wood display cases worth more than the original Bishop Museum buildings. It is also home to The Hawaiian Royal Regalia, including the Hawaiian Royal Crowns and the Consorts Crown. Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kānaka ʻōiwi or kānaka maoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa AD 400), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ... The Honolulu Advertiser is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of Hawaii and one of the largest newspapers in the United States. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Binomial name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Sperm Whale range (in blue) The Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of all toothed whales and is the largest toothed animal alive, measuring up to 18 metres (60 ft) long, as well as being the largest known predator ever to exist, apart...

Development

In 1940, Kamehameha Schools moved to its new campus in Kapalama. This allowed the museum to expand. All school structures except Bishop Hall, which had been added to the National Register of Historic Places, were razed and new museum facilities were constructed. By the late 1980s, the Bishop Musem had become the largest natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific Rim.

In 1988, construction of the Castle Memorial Building was begun. Dedicated on January 13, 1990, Castle Memorial Building houses all the major traveling exhibits that come to the Bishop Museum from institutions around the world.

The Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center opened in November, 2005. The building is designed as a learning center for children, and includes many interactive exhibits focused on marine science, volcanology, and related sciences.[1][2] Marine Science is a multidisciplinary field of study and research of ocean life and physics. ... Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological phenomena. ...

Institutions

On the campus of Bishop Museum is the Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium, an educational and research facility devoted to the astronomical sciences. There is a lifesize replica of a moai or massive stone idol found in the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui as visitors enter the campus. Also on the campus is Pauahi Hall, home to the J. Linsley Gressit Center for Research in Entomology which houses some 14 million prepared specimens of insects and related arthropods, including over 16,500 primary types, making it the third largest entomology collection in the United States and the eighth largest in the world.. An active research facility, Pauahi Hall is not open to the public. Nearby is Pākī Hall, home to the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame, a museum library and archives, open to the public. A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant. ... motto: ( Rapa Nui ) Also called Te Pito O Te Henua (Ombligo del mundo) (Navel of the world) Capital Hanga Roa Area  - City Proper  163,6 km² Population  - City (2005)  - Density (city proper) 3,791 Inhabitants 23,17 /km² Time zone Central Time zone, UTC- 6 Telephone Prefix 32 Postal code...

The Bishop Museum also administers the Hawai'i Maritime Center in downtown Honolulu. Built on a former private pier of Honolulu Harbor for the royal family, the center is the premier maritime museum in the Pacific Rim with artifacts in relation to the Pacific whaling industry and the Hawai'i steamship industry. On the Big Island of Hawai'i, the Bishop Museum administers the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, specializing in indigenous Hawaiian plant life. The Hawai`i Maritime Center was built on what once was the private boathouse of King David Kalakaua. ... The Island of Hawaiʻi (called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi proper) is one of eight main islands that make up the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi. ...

The Secretariat of the Pacific Science Association (PSA), an independent regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific, has been based at Bishop Museum since PSA's founding in 1920. The Pacific Science Association (PSA) is a regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Pacific Rim. ...

See also

• Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden

The Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (15 acres) is a botanical garden operated by the Bishop Museum and located near Captain Cook, Hawaii on Hawaii (island). ...

External links

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
• Hawai'i Maritime Center
• J. Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology
• Pacific Science Association