Q826520
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
A museum inside Urban Honolulu
You can stay in Urban Honolulu
Q826520 is inside Urban Honolulu, which has 42,896 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1889
Q826520 dates from 1889. About ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 76–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 4 miles away
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) has airline service, about 4 miles from Q826520.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Typical highs and lows in Urban Honolulu. Green months are the mild ones.
Q826520
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawaiʻi and has the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiian cultural material, the museum's total holding of natural history specimens exceeds 24 million, of which the entomological collection alone represents more than 13.5 million specimens (making it the third-largest insect collection in the United States). The Index Herbariorum code assigned to Herbarium Pacificum of this museum is BISH and this abbreviation is used when citing housed herbarium specimens.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1889
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1982)
- Wikipedia readers
- 15K a year
Stay in Urban Honolulu, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Q826520 | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | in town | 42,896 | 345,482 | $843K | C+ |
| Halawa | 4 mi northwest | 349 | 14,385 | $1,052K | — |
| Aiea | 5 mi northwest | 388 | 9,087 | $1,066K | — |
| Hickam Housing | 5 mi west | 122 | 9,425 | — | — |
| Waimalu | 6 mi northwest | 1,651 | 13,061 | $598K | — |
| Maunawili | 7 mi east | 43 | 2,024 | $1,511K | — |
| Iroquois Point | 7 mi west | 21 | 5,158 | — | — |
| Heeia | 7 mi northeast | 4 | 5,144 | $1,200K | — |
| Pearl City | 7 mi northwest | 1,540 | 44,547 | $902K | — |
| Kaneohe | 7 mi northeast | 1,412 | 37,355 | $1,030K | — |
| Ahuimanu | 8 mi north | 64 | 8,452 | $911K | — |
| Kahaluu | 9 mi north | 20 | 5,619 | $1,213K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Q826520
Other well-known places within 16 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
16 mi⛰ MountainDiamond Head
22 mi👀 LookoutAloha Tower🌲312 mi🌲 Park & preserveHanauma Bay Nature Preserve
42 mi🏛 MuseumHonolulu Museum of Art
57 mi📍 LandmarkByodo-in Temple
615 mi🏺 Ancient siteQ663536
75 mi🐾 Zoo & aquariumHonolulu Zoo
813 mi🏛 National Historic SiteHonouliuli National Historic SitePhoto credits
Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aloha Tower: Unknown, Public domain · Honolulu Museum of Art: LFL16, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Byodo-in Temple: Puneet Abbott, CC BY 2.0 · Q663536: cliff1066 (Flickr user account name), CC BY 2.0 · Honolulu Zoo: Syced, CC0 · Honouliuli National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain
Visiting Q826520
Is Q826520 in Urban Honolulu?
Yes. It’s inside Urban Honolulu, HI.
When is the best time to visit Q826520?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 76–81°.
What is the closest airport to Q826520?
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL), about 4 miles away.
Where should I stay near Q826520?
Urban Honolulu (in town, 42,896 hotel and restaurant jobs), Halawa (4 mi, 349 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Aiea (5 mi, 388 hotel and restaurant jobs).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.