Bishop Museum

"Probably the best museum complex in the world for everything Polynesian (as well as Melanesian and Micronesian), the Bishop is Hawaii’s most famous museum." Full review

"Its collection of Hawaiian and Pacific artifacts is regarded as one of the best in the world." Full review

"The longest running collection of Hawaiian artifacts on the islands—and a planetarium that brings you full circle to the future." Full review

"Exhibits include a planetarium and science center, the storied Hawaiian Hall, and precious artifacts from precontact times." Full review

"This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty. " Full review

"The museum offers an extensive collection of cultural artifacts, documents, and historical photographs in addition to the world's finest collection of 19th century Hawaiian art, historic oil paintings"

"Some visitors will head straight to the beach but the Bishop Museum is a better place to understand the physical and cultural evolution of the islands and the sensitivity to who, or what, is considered “Native Hawaiian” versus “local"

"The exhibits, spread out over three floors, give the most complete sense of how ancient native Hawaiians lived...carvings representing Hawaiian gods and the personal effects of Hawaiian royalty" Full review

"Hawaii’s version of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, the Bishop Museum showcases a remarkable array of cultural and natural history exhibits" Full review

"It's the state's designated history and culture museum. Its five exhibit halls contain almost 25 million items that tell the history of the Hawaiian Islands and their Pacific neighbors." Full review