The
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the
Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a
museum of
history and
science located in the historic Kalihi district of
Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of
O'ahu. Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawai'i and has the world's largest collection of
Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of
Hawaiiana, the museum's total holding of natural history specimens exceeds 24 million. of The entomological collection alone represents more than 13.5 million specimens (making it the third-largest insect collection in the
United States). The museum is accessible on public transit:
TheBus Routes A, 1, 2, 7, 10.