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$17.5 million in state funding directed to Bishop Museum for operations and CIPs
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum will receive $17.5 million in funding from the State of Hawaiʻi for the coming year, including $7.5 million for operations, and $10 million for capital improvement projects. The nonprofit reports the funding will be instrumental in supporting the Museum’s core function as the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History: […]
Lahaina Plantation Museum Reopens Today
The Lahaina Plantation Museum reopens to the public today, Oct. 22 on the upper level of The Wharf, across the iconic Banyan Tree in Lahaina. The new museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday through Friday. The museum will be closed on the weekends and major holidays.
C-SPAN and Spectrum Present “Hawaiʻi Weekend”, Oct. 6-7
C-SPAN and Spectrum will present a variety of special television programs about Hawaiʻi on Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7 as part of C-SPAN’s 14-month 50 Capitals Tour.
Davianna Pōmaika’i McGregor Named Center for Oral History Director
Social Sciences Professor Davianna Pōmaika’i McGregor was recently named director for the Center for Oral History (COH) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Mcgregor is a founding member of the Ethnic Studies Department in the universityʻs College of Social Sciences. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature established the COH in 1976 to collect oral histories, lifeways, […]
