Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 7, 1 July 2012 — Bishop Museum to honor Rubin [ARTICLE]

Bishop Museum to honor Rubin

Winona Rubin, an Alu Like ine. co-founder who served as the Hawaiian social service agency's first executive director, will be honored by the Bishop Museum at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Awards Dinner, July 28, from 5-9 p.m. on the museum's Great Lawn. The 14th annual benefit dinner will celebrate the museum's vibrant storied culture and honor two individuals for exceptional leadership in perpetuating Hawai'i's heritage and providing service to the community. Rubin, a former state Department of Human Services director who also served in various capacities at Kamehameha Schools and OHA, will receive the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Medal. Wilmer C. Morris, a director emeritus of the museum and Hawai'i Paeihe University, will receive the Charles Reed Bishop Medal. Guests will be treated to the first sneak peek of the newly renovated Polynesian Hall, opening next summer, as well as culinary creations by 10 top Hawai'i chefs, a silent auehon and entertainment by 2012 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award's most promising artist Starr Kalahiki and other musical up-and-comers. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit Bishop Museum's eolleetions and educational programs of culture and science, whieh serve more than 350,000 students, scholars, kama'āina and visitors eaeh year. Tax-deductible tickets are $350 and may be purchased online at bishopmuseum.org/pauahi or by calling (808) 847-8281.