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| Hawaiian Culture |
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| Academy of Arts | Bishop Museum | Contemporary | Hula |
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Honolulu Academy of Art
is a well-kept secret including work by Van Gogh and Gauguin. |
Bishop Museum is Hawaii's
state museum of natural and cultural history. Collection of feather
capes, helmets, kahilis (royal standards). Planetarium. Craft
demonstrations from 9-230 and hula shows Mon-Fri at 1PM 808 847-3511 |
Contemporary Museum has modern art indoors and in the garden, including Jasper Johns, William Wegman and David Hockney 2111 Makiki Heights Drive 808 525-0232 |
Ancient Hawaiian dance that recounts tales of gods, great chiefs and islanders' voyages, prayers, love stories, and kaona. (risque double meaning). Gestures imitate swimming and diving, walking. Portuguese brought the ukulele. 808 833-1661 |
| Iolani Palace | Maritime Museum | Mission Houses | Opera |
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Iolani Palace, the only royal residence in the United States, was built in 1882 by King David Kalakaua. Tours Tue-Sat 9AM-2.15PM Corner of King and Richards Streets in Downtown Honolulu 808 522-0832 |
Hawaii
Maritime Museum Pier 7 in Honolulu Harbor |
The first Congregationalist missionaries who arrived in Hawaii
in 1822 constructed the 3 mission
houses of more than 3000 coral blocks. The museum offers historic
walking tours of the downtown and living history days on Wednesdays.
A store |
Hawaii Opera
Theatre stages 3 to 4 operas a year 808 596-7372 |
| Polynesia | Symphony | Theatre | University |
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Polynesian Cultural Center |
Honolulu
Symphony perform under the direction of Samuel Wong at 808 792-2000 |
Hawaii Theatre opened in 1922 in Chinatown. 1130 Bethel Street 808 528-5535 |
The
Art Gallery at the University of Hawaii at Manoa shows major traveling
exhibits. Asian and Pacific art galleries and outreach facility at
the East-West Center in Manoa, Honolulu 808 956-6888 |