Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 2, 1 February 1990 — Smithsonian in Hawaiʻi at Bishop Museum [ARTICLE]

Smithsonian in Hawaiʻi at Bishop Museum

Saturday, Feb. 17, "Face to Face With Our Ancestors," Atherton Halau, fee $4, pre-registra-tion required. This program is repeated Sunday, Feb. 17 at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, "Inside Active Volcanoes," behind the scenes of current volcano exhibit, Atherton Halau, presentation given at 1 p.m. and repeated at 7 p.m., fee $5, pre-registration required. Wednesday, Feb. 21, George Walker on "Hawaiian Hotspot," Atherton Halau, 7 p.m., fee $4, (Museum members $2.50) reservations suggested at 848-4149. Wednesday, Feb. 28, "200 Years of Volcano Watching In Hawai'i" Atherton Halau, 7 p.m., fee $4 (members $2.50) reservations suggested. Adult programs in February Saturday, Feb. 3, there will be a Ka'ena Point Nature Reserve Hike from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants meet at the Dillingham Airstrip entrance for the six-mile round-trip hike. The fee is $7 (members $5.50). Participants must wear eomfortable, solid walking/hiking shoes and bring along a pienie luneh Water or other soft bever-

This listing is a calendar of events and programs released by the education department and the special events department of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bernice Street, Honolulu. Planetarium Programs: Monday through Saturday, at 1 1 a.m. and 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. Reservations recommended 847-8200, recorded information at 848-4136. Admission to the planetarium is $2.50 aduits and $1.25 for children, or free with general admission. Program through mid-February, "The Eyes of Hawaii," The stars that ean be seen from Hawai'i. Smithsonian Institution February events in Honolulu In celebration of the Bishop Museum's Centennial, the Smithsonian and the museum are eosponsoring a special series of lectures and workshopc. For more information on any event listed here, contact the Education Department at 8484149. Programs are as follows. Thursday, Feb. 15, "Meteoritesand the Origin of the Solar System," Atherton Halau, 7 p.m., fee $4, pre-registration required. Friday, Feb. 16, "Depictions of Hawaiian Featherwork in European and American Art," Atherton Halau, 7 p.m., fee $4, pre-registration required. Saturday, Feb. 17, "Cultural History Workshop For Teachers," Bishop Museum Board Room, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. fee $15, pre-registration required. Saturday Feb. 17, "Secrets of the Human Skeleton," for children ages 8 to 14 with accompanying adult, Hall of Discovery, 10 to 11:30 a.m., fee $4 per person, pre-registration required. This program repeats on Sunday, Feb. 18.

ages must be carried in and a hat and sunscreen are recommended. Binoculars and cameras are ophonal. Saturday, Feb. 25, a group limited to 15 people, will hike to the top of Mt. Ka'ala and return. between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m Participants will meet at Kumaipo Trail, Wai'anae Valley. The fee is $8 (members $6) and pre-registration is required. More information is available by contacting Bishop Museum at 847-3511 or the museum education department 848-4149. Museum members enjoy free admission to the museum, a discount on programs and in Shop Pacifica. The museum gift shop and the snack bar may be entered without paying museum admission. Pre-registration for activiites at the museum must be made in person or by mail, and cannot be made by phone. The staff cannot accept last minute registrations. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Bishop Museum. The museum will send a letter of confirmation whieh must be brought on the program-day in order to gain admittance. Subscribers who have not received a letter or admittance several working-days before the program should eall the museum at 848-4149.