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Bishop Museum
Hawaiian and Pacific history
Hawaiʻi’s museum of natural and cultural history, named for Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Hawaiian Hall
- Families
- Address
- Kalihi, Hawaiʻi
- Website
- bishopmuseum.org
About Bishop Museum
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is Hawaiʻi’s museum of natural and cultural history (its site), with the Hawaiian Hall, the Pacific collections and a planetarium.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bishop Museum before you go.
Last checked: November 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Bishop Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- ʻIolani Palace2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Ala Moana Center3.4 miCycle 27 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Pearl Harbor5.0 miCycle 40 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Diamond Head6.4 miCar or taxi 29 min
- Hanauma Bay12 miCar or taxi 47 min
The beach and the airport
- Honolulu’s airport3.2 miCycle 26 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Waikīkī Beach5.1 miCycle 41 minCar or taxi 24 min
Location
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