Hawai'i State Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Hawai'i State Museum of Natural and Cultural History

The Hawai'i State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science. It is the largest museum in Hawai'i and has the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens.

The Museum is also called the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Charles Reed Bishop (1822-1915), a businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of the First Hawaiian Bank and Kamehameha Schools, built the museum in memory of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884).

Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawai'i and has the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens.

Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiiana, the museum's total holding of natural history specimens exceeds 24 million, of which the entomological collection alone represents more than 13.5 million specimens (making it the third-largest insect collection in the United States).

Location

1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
USA

Getting There

Here are some ways to get there:

By car: You can reach the museum by car and there is parking available on site.

By public transportation: You can take TheBus (public bus) Route 2 or Route 13, both of which stop near the museum. The nearest bus stop is at the corner of Kinau and Pensacola Streets.

By ride-sharing services: You can use ride-sharing services like Uber or Lyft to get to the museum.

By taxi: You can take a taxi to the museum, but it may be more expensive than other options.

By walking: Depending on where you are located, it may be possible to walk to the museum.

Nearby Airports

This is a list of primary airports in Hawaii that have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.