Daily Programs
10:00 a.m. - Eō mai: Welcome Tour
Join us for an overview tour of Bishop Museum. Learn about its founding, history, and architectural aspects.
25 minutes - Museum entrance by Main Box Office
10:30 - Nā Ulu o Kaiwi‘ula, Garden Tour
This guided tour of our native garden explores three sections of an ahupua‘a, from the mountain to the lowlands and beach. Hear how Hawaiians use plants for their health and wellness.
25 min - Entrance to Hawaiian Hall
11:00 - Kai Ākea, Hawaiian Origins - Gallery Tour
Take a tour of Hawaiian Hall’s first floor. Delve into this watery realm of gods, creation, and migration. Presented by Hawaiian Airlines.
25 min - 1st floor entry to Hawaiian Hall
11:00 - In My Backyard - Planetarium Show
This program, new to Bishop Museum, explores the moon, planets and stars using music and the resources of our fully-renovated planetarium. Appropriate for children ages 3 – 8, and everyone else with them! Sponsored by the Samuel M. and Mary Castle Foundation.
25 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
11:30 - The Sky Tonight - Planetarium Show
In this live program you’ll explore the current evening sky in Hawai‘i under the guidance of one of our planetarium presenters, enhanced with our new full dome Digistar 4 system. You’ll get a star map (yours to take home!) to help find tonight’s constellations and planets.
25 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
12:00 - Meet Me At the Hot Spot - Lava Melting Demonstration
Learn about Hawai‘i’s volcanoes and see rock and cinder melt in this exciting and unique lava-melting demonstration. This show is fully bilingual, in English and Japanese.
25 min - Science Adventure Center
Hot Spot Theater
12:30 p.m. - Wao Kanaka: Where People Live - Gallery Tour
Take a tour of Hawaiian Hall’s second floor. Explore the daily life of the ancient Hawaiians and their connections to the land.
25 min - 2nd floor, Hawaiian Hall
12:45 - Explorers of Polynesia - Planetarium Show - JAPANESE
From Hawai‘i to Tahiti by the stars. This classic program explores the early history of the voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a and gives you a chance to try your hand at navigation.
45 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
1:00 - Ola Nā Mo‘olelo: Oral Traditions
Experience dramatic storytelling presentations that bring Hawaiian history and the Museum’s collections to life.
25 min - Hawaiian Hall Atrium
1:30 - Explorers of Polynesia - Planetarium Show
From Hawai‘i to Tahiti by the stars. This classic program explores the early history of the voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a and gives you a chance to try your hand at navigation.
45 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
2:00 - Hula Nei: Dance with Us An Interactive Presentation of Hula & Song
Join us for this joyful and interactive presentation of hula and song.
25 min - Hawaiian Hall Atrium
2:30 - New Planetarium Extravaganza
Experience all the best of our new Hybrid planetarium system, from a breathtaking created by the CHRONOSII star machine to a flight through Saturn's rings with our Digistar full dome video system.
25 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
2:30 - Meet Me At The Hot Spot - Lava Melting Demonstration
Learn about Hawai‘i’s volcanoes and see rock and cinder melt in this exciting and unique lava-melting demonstration.
25 min - Science Adventure Center Hot Spot Theater
3:00 - Wao Lani: Of Gods and Chiefs - Gallery Tour
Take a tour of Hawaiian Hall’s third floor. Learn about the lives of the ali‘i, chiefly descendants of the gods, their challenges, and their legacies.
25 min - 3rd floor Hawaiian Hall
3:30 - The Sky Tonight - Planetarium Show
In this live program you’ll explore the current evening sky in Hawai‘i under the guidance of one of our planetarium presenters, enhanced with our new full dome Digistar 4 system. You’ll get a star map (yours to take home!) to help find tonight’s constellations and planets.
25 min - J. Watumull Planetarium - No Late Seating
