Bishop Museum

He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina. A coral reef that grows into an island. Beginning in a small way gains steadily until it becomes firmly established. ʻŌlelo Noʻeau No. 932 Mary Kawena Pukui This holiday season, we extend a warm and heartfelt MAHALO to you for your support of our museum, our staff, and the work that we do. May the coming year bring growth, joy, and prosperity for you and your ʻohana. Mahalo nui loa for being an integral part of Bishop Museum’s journey through the past, present, and future. Bishop Museum will be closed for Christmas Day. We'll be back open on Thursday, December 26, and will be open on New Year's Day. Hauʻoli Lanui a Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou!  Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! — #BishopMuseumOhana Photo by Brian D. Greene, Bishop Museum Ichthyology research specialist and EXCORE diving safety officer. #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

This week, with grateful hearts, our #BishopMuseumOhana reflects upon the vision and benevolence of our namesake, Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Born December 19, 1831, Ke Aliʻi Pauahi is renowned for her deep love for her people, whom she supported tirelessly through philanthropy and hospitality. Hawaiians likened her to Kaiona, the goddess of Kaʻala who sends an ʻiwa bird to guide lost souls from the forest, ever in service to those in need. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum was opened to the public in 1891, with Pauahi’s personal possessions — along with those of Ruth Keʻelikōlani and Queen Emma — becoming the Museum’s founding collections. From its inception, Bishop Museum has been a lasting memorial to Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi. We continue her legacy by stewarding the cultural and natural treasures of the Hawaiian people, to whom her life and heart belonged. We invite you to join us on Thursday, December 19, as we commemorate the birth, life, and legacy of Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Bishop with special presentations, tributes, mele, and moʻolelo. E Ō, E Ka Wahine: Celebrating Bernice Pauahi Bishop Thursday, Dec. 19 12:30-1:00 p.m. Location: Hawaiian Hall Free with Museum Admission. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/guDKz5r4. Photo by Jon Asato. Bishop Museum is the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History. #BernicePauahiBishop #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

When you work at #HawaiisMuseum, there’s always something new to learn and experience --  and some of your best teachers are your very own colleagues! Education staff are often in the galleries, supporting your overall experience when you visit our campus. Their work focuses on interpreting collections, research, and exhibitions at the Museum. Recently, Bishop Museum’s Institutional Advancement team spent time with our Education teammates in the J. Watumull Planetarium, as well as the historic Hawaiian Hall Complex. Here, Education Programs Manager Kapalikū Maile shares stories about our namesake, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, in the Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kāhili Room. There are so many ways you can join the #BishopMuseumOhana and support our important work of preserving, celebrating, and perpetuating the extraordinary history, culture, and natural environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Learn more about career, volunteer, and internship opportunities at BishopMuseum.org/Careers. Bishop Museum is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and welcomes applicants from the military, veterans, as well as those with disabilities. #jobs #careers #JobOpportunities #BishopMuseumCareers #BishopMuseumVolunteers #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

“At Bishop Museum, culture is not static. It is a living and thriving being that is exemplified in our many campuswide programs, such as E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke: Honoring Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole and the annual Celebrate Micronesia Festival, among countless others. I have no doubt that for some of those in the audience for these programs, that first seed of curiosity was planted or nurtured this year.” — Brandon Keoni Bunag, Ed. D., vice president of Public Programs, and interim director of Education. Through our Annual Fund Campaign, you can directly impact our educational and interpretive programming, as well as the ongoing stewardship of our cultural and natural science collections. Your unrestricted gift to the Area of Greatest Need sustains this work and allows our stewardship efforts to thrive. Please consider making a gift today: https://lnkd.in/gDX4dgai Mahalo nui loa for your support. #AnnualFundCampaign #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

There are so many ways you can join the #BishopMuseumOhana and our important work of preserving, celebrating, and perpetuating the extraordinary history, culture, and natural environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Lead and support initiatives aimed at digitizing collections, creating curriculum for educators and creating resource material for public use. Keep our Museum spaces safe as a member of our Security team or coordinate educational programming for our Japanese visitors as an AP Educator! Explore our open positions at BishopMuseum.org/Careers: - AP Educator - Events Facilitator - Security Officer, 2nd Watch - Senior Curriculum and Educational Design Consultant Learn more about career, volunteer, and internship opportunities at BishopMuseum.org/Careers. Bishop Museum is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and welcomes applicants from the military, veterans, as well as those with disabilities. #jobs #careers #JobOpportunities #BishopMuseumCareers #BishopMuseumVolunteers #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

"We seek a leader who will build on the Museum's Strategic Business Plan, including the integration and advancement of our knowledge core. We are committed to seeing Bishop Museum reaffirm its place as a leading source of knowledge on biological and cultural diversity and its importance to the future of our planet." — Ann Botticelli, chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Bishop Museum. As Bishop Museum’s current President and CEO Dee Jay Mailer enters the final year of her three-year commitment to helm the Museum, the search for our next President and CEO begins. Bishop Museum was established in 1889 to house and curate the personal collections held by Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Our ʻohana includes cultural practitioners, scientists, exhibit designers, and a strong foundation of operational, program, and advancement talent to support our efforts to protect, preserve, and perpetuate the history, culture, and natural environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. The Museum has hired nonprofit executive search firm Morris & Berger to assist with the search process. Find the job description at https://lnkd.in/gfsm5QM2. Photo by Travis K. Okimoto and Tony Grillo, Artistic Mindz Photography. #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

The heart of our #BishopMuseumOhana is our employees, our fellow teammates. Today, we’re highlighting our J. Watumull Planetarium team! The J. Watumull Planetarium, originally named Kilolani, opened in 1961 and has a history of being a space for observation and learning. “What started with astronomy lectures continues today with lessons spanning a variety of subjects from modern celestial navigation and wayfinding to earth sciences.” — Romee Wizza Gaoiran, J. Watumull Planetarium manager. As presenters, storytellers, and educators, our Planetarium Team invites visitors to travel to new places and experience all that the Earth can show us. They use the Planetarium’s software to simulate movement through space and time, designing live shows to view Honolulu’s night sky in our domed theater. Thousands of visitors enjoy Planetarium shows on wayfinding, the environment, and astronomy every year. View our schedule of live planetarium shows, access our full Sky Map, and explore more astronomy resources on our Planetarium page: https://lnkd.in/gkjHw6hh. Photo by Jon Asato.   #JWatumullPlanetarium #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

We couldn’t do what we do at Bishop Museum without volunteers. We’re so thankful for all our volunteers, who honor Pauahi and her vision for education and sharing knowledge with our community. Whether they’re helping visitors with wayfinding on campus, providing guided tours of Hawaiian Hall, or assisting our teams in the Natural Science collections, volunteers contribute to our work every day. There are also times when volunteers assist our team members out in the field. Mānoa Cliffs often provides food for the live snails in our Pūpū Ola: Kāhuli Captive Rearing Research Center. Recently, a group of volunteers joined our teammates from Malacology to cut back some invasive plants in the area, as a way to give back for what they take. If you love to learn about Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, and want to meet people with similar interests, we’d love to welcome you to our #BishopMuseumOhana. If you’re looking for a way to get involved and contribute, please consider volunteering your time at Bishop Museum. For details on how to apply, visit BishopMuseum.org/Volunteer. Photos courtesy of Jan Kealoha. Photo 3: Auriculella diaphana. #BishopMuseumVolunteers #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

 "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." — Phil Jackson At the heart of Bishop Museum, behind our galleries and the collections we steward, are our employees. Every quarter, the #BishopMuseumOhana is asked to think of a teammate that goes above and beyond, a teammate we want to recognize and celebrate together. The votes came in and the winner of our quarterly Pauahi Bowl is Bishop Museum Facilities Manager Samuel Valdez! Sam has been with the Museum for 19 years this month and leads our Buildings and Grounds team. If you’ve ever visited our campus and marveled at its beauty, it’s in large part to our B&G team’s work caring for our historic buildings and landscapes. Mahalo and congratulations, Sam! Learn more about how you can become a part of the Bishop Museum Ohana at BishopMuseum.org/Careers. #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum

The heart of Bishop Museum is its employees! There are so many ways you can join the #BishopMuseumOhana and our important work of preserving, celebrating, and perpetuating the extraordinary history, culture, and natural environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Contribute to our efforts to digitize our collections by joining our Informatics team or assist in the care of our nūpepa (Hawaiian language newspapers) collection in Library & Archives! Coordinate groups and special programming as part of our Visitor Experience team! Explore our open positions at BishopMuseum.org/Careers: - Reservationist - Collection Technician II, Zoology - Nupepa Collections Technician - Nupepa Collections Technician - Library & Archives Collections Technician - Digitization Coordinator Learn more about career, volunteer, and internship opportunities at BishopMuseum.org/Careers. Bishop Museum is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and welcomes applicants from the military, veterans, as well as those with disabilities. #jobs #careers #JobOpportunities #BishopMuseumCareers #BishopMuseumVolunteers #BishopMuseum #HawaiisMuseum