Science & Sustainability Festival 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Reduced admission – $5 Kamaʻāina and Military

Bishop Museum’s Science & Sustainability Festival brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect biodiversity and build a sustainable future in Hawai‘i.

This one-day festival features keiki activities, workshops, exhibition highlights, special presentations, and interactive performances with scientists, cultural practitioners, and community organizers on the front lines of biodiversity research and conservation efforts in Hawai‘i. Visit activity and information booths that showcase the vital work of community partners and the interconnectivity between conservation initiatives across Hawai‘i. All day, Enjoy music and performances with food and drink vendors on the Museum lawns.

Bishop Museum Natural Science Departments
Botany & Bishop Museum’s Seed Bank
Ichthyology
Invertebrate Zoology
Malacology
Marine Malacology
Pacific Center for Molecular Biodiversity
Vertebrate Zoology

Community Partners
American Bird Conservancy
BIORETS at Kanu O Ka ʻĀina
Board of Water Supply
CERENE Sustainability Lab
City & County of Honolulu – Resilience Office
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Conservation Council for Hawai’i
Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi
DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Friends of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Hawaiʻi Audubon Society
Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Storm Water Management Program
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR)
Hawaiʻi Energy
Hawaiʻi EV Association
Hawaiʻi Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub
Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority
Hawaiʻi Nature Center
Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Hawaiʻi State Energy Office
Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization
Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project
Koʻolau Mountains Watershed Partnership
Mahi La Pierre, Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Mālama Maunalua
Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project
NOAA Inouye Regional Center
NOAA NWS International Tsunami Information Center and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee
Oʻahu Plant Extinction Prevention Program
Oʻahu Water Protectors
Ocean Music Action
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project
Pop-Up Lab for STEM
Protect & Preserve Hawaiʻi
State Climate Commission
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Algal Biodiversity Lab
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Ichthyology Museum
Waiʻanae Mountains Watershed Partnership
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council