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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Founded 1889
Place ActiveHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
The Bishop Museum is a museum of the natural and cultural history of Hawaii and the Pacific region. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family.