Songs of Love from Hawaiʻi combines musical performances from world-renowned artists with simple but visually striking animation to share personal stories of sacrifice, courage and love.

The film uses an innovative storytelling technique to document the journeys of Korean immigrants who arrived in Hawaiʻi starting in 1903.

Following the screening, join us for a conversation with:

• Jinyoung Lee,  Director & Executive Producer

• Keola Beamer, Slack-Key Guitarist

• Chee-Yun, Violinist 
  

Click the RSVP button to register now! Registration closes on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Once registered, a link will be emailed to you a few days before the screening.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

Grounded in Hawaiian values, the emphasis of this fun class is on transition and the values of aloha, connection, and embracing the things that give us strength.

Each week, attendees will participate in an art activity, from decorating a journal to completing four framable art projects, including painting a sunburst with pastels, creating a vision board, playing with affirmation words, and doing a mandala. Time will be made for conversation and dialogue, in order to build connections with classmates.

All families have precious memories, which are shared at family gatherings. But when someone passes on, they take their memories with them, if they are not shared and remembered.

Professional storyteller, Alton Takiyama-Chung will offer some practical tips on how to collect family stories and preserve family memories for future generations. He will perform THE GREAT RUBBER BAND WAR and share the story of how he collected that oral history and preserved his own treasured family memory in a story. Takiyama-Chung has almost 20 years of experience weaving together history and personal narrative and performs in storytelling festivals nationally and internationally. Learn some simple DIY ways of gathering and passing on family stories.

The (Re)Generations Program Series is presented in conjunction with the (Re)Generations: Challenging Scientific Racism in Hawaiʻi exhibition on display in the J. M. Long Gallery from February 20 – October 24, 2021. The (Re)Generations Program Series is generously supported by McInerny Foundation, Bank of Hawaii, Trustee.

Cost: Free with online pre-registration

Join us virtually for a fun and informative talk about navigating this brave, new (production) world as Covid-19 rules and restrictions have changed the production and post-production game. Our panelists will share their learnings and experiences from working through the past 18 months and will provide tips for managing production jobs going forward. We have a limited amount of seats available so please be sure to RSVP early. Once we confirm your reservation, we will provide you with the ZOOM link and access code via separate email.

This month we’ll show you how to find Venus and Mars in the early evening, the Hawaiian Starline Kaiwikuamoʻo and how to use it to star-hop through six constellations including the Southern Cross and more!

Cost: $6 flat rate, Free to Bishop Museum members

The Pau Hana Pū Kākou Series is a bi-weekly live stream program by Bishop Museum researchers, collection managers, and community affiliates.

Cost: Free (suggested donation $5-$10)