A wonderful museum! In my opinion, and I have been to many nice hotels where I live in New York, this hotel had all the right items show-casing the history of Hawaii and it's all well presented.

Outstanding collection of Hawaiian royalty items, shells, real lava exhibit(lava chips melted in a blast furnace), Pacific/ Polynesian exhibits, local Hawaiian history(story of Japanese, Portuguese, Filipino and Chinese immigrants to work sugar cane and pineapple fields) and until September the museum is showing a dinosaur exhibit for the kiddos. My son, age 2 1/2 wanted to keep going back to... More

A relatively small museum - you can see everything in an hour or two - that gives a nice overview of Hawaii's history, including of course the royal family, original life styles and work tools, etc. At least when I was there, it was very quiet with few visitors and I could see all exhibits undisturbed. Certainly worth seeing if... More

Not only a beautiful location, but an architecturally beautiful museum. Wonderful , clearly explained exhibits. We only did a small part of the complex, so we'll have to go back. What a cute cafe with an extensive menu, friendly staff, and delicious food!

This museum has a lot of natural history about all of polynesia. Everyone will find something of interest. Kids may find it dry until you head over to the science center where they recreate a lava flow. This made the visit to the museum well worth it. The book store has some terrific finds also

The Bishop Museum has beautiful exhibits about the history and culture of Hawaii and the Hawaiians. The museum and the grounds are beautiful. This is a must see to truly enjoy Hawaii and the culture of Hawaii.

If you have not read anything or seen anything on the history of Polynesia and Hawaii this is the place to go. The displays are stunning and set in an old Hawaii mansion. With the newly renovated planetarium technology has now been stunningly added to the exhibits. Enjoy.

I ended up exploring the Bishop Museum solo after my husband hurt himself while surfing the day before. I'm glad I took the time to go! The interpretative programs on hula and storytelling were very good, and afterwards I was finally able to pronounce Hawaiian words. The planetarium show I watched was ok. I much preferred the authenticity of the... More

Highly recommended. Beautiful displays and art. Nice setting. Childrens volcano is exceptional. Many historical items on display. They had a festival while we were there, which added to the experience.