Bishop Museum

As it is a bit cooler and cloudy today, we are going to the museum. The Bishop Museum houses the most extensive collection of Polynesian artifacts worldwide. It is a large ethnographic exhibition covering all the islands of the South Seas, particularly Hawaii. The hall is a beautiful three-level Victorian building.

Themes such as the settlement of the islands, the way the inhabitants lived, everyday items for hunting, fishing, crops, crafts, and of course rituals and customs are extensively presented. The history of the kings and the political and tourist development up to modern times can be seen, among other things, in photos. Waikiki 100 years ago...!!! A truly fascinating exhibition for us, especially because we have just visited Fiji and Samoa!

A special highlight was a lecture on the canoe, which was built a few years ago according to original templates: a double canoe with sails, with these boats, the Polynesians sailed across the entire Pacific without modern navigation! They oriented themselves using the moon, sun, stars, waves, color, and taste of the water... amazing. With this replica, they managed to sail around the whole world! Over 750 people were on board the canoe over the years, and it is still sailing. Four members of the crew came to the museum today and told us in detail about their experiences. We could ask questions, and they were answered extensively, a very friendly group!

In the same museum but in a different building, you can find the planetarium. Here, it is mainly about satellite technology and navigation.

Then we went to the Science Center, where a walk-through volcano was built, and volcanic activity was explained and presented in detail. There were also many pieces of information about Hawaiian wildlife and plants, some of them beautifully presented.

So, our heads were full, our feet tired, back to the city and now let's go to the Cheesecake Factory again, we just HAVE to have cheesecake!

On the way back, we walked through a mall that was built in an old style, small houses, it looked cute from a distance. But it turned out to be a collection of cheap souvenir shops...