Dr. Jadelyn Moniz Nakamura, integrated resources manager and archaeologist at HVNP, will be giving an informative, poignant account of the arrest and subsequent detention of Japanese Issei (first-generation immigrants) and Nisei (second-generation U.S. citizens) at KMC following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, on two occasions—Monday evening, June 26, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., […]

Lea Ka‘aha‘aina, of the DLNR’s The ‘Alalā Project, provides an up-to-the-minute report on the project’s status, the planned upcoming release of 12 more birds, and how physical conditioning and predator-aversion training are helping prepare the released ‘alalā for survival in the wild at the Lyman Museum. This beautifully illustrated program is being presented at the […]

By popular demand, Kele Kanahele of the Island of Ni‘ihau returns to teach the authentic creation of Ni‘ihau shell jewelry at the Lyman Museum! Visit his acclaimed workshop on Friday, April 14, 2016 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. or on Saturday, April 15 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Visit the Lyman Museum for a special presentation by Amy Koch of the USDA about Hawaiiʻs soils! This informative and fun program is being presented at the Lyman Museum on two occasions – Monday afternoon, April 10, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and again the same evening, Monday, April 10, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Expand your knowledge about earthquakes and volcanoes in Hawaii at the Lyman Museum on either of two occasions—Monday afternoon, March 27, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., or the same evening, Monday, March 27, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Learn about one of Hawaiiʻs lesser-known inhabitants, the horse, at the Lyman Museum on Saturday afternoon, March 25th from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join us at the Moʻoheau Bandstand for our weekly program – Hilo Hula Tuesdays – from 11AM – Noon every Tuesday!

Join us for the Making of a Documentary: The Story of Katsu Goto on two occasions at the Lyman Museum—Monday evening, March 6, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and a matinée on the following afternoon, Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

It’s pau hana on Hilo’s FIRST FRIDAY, March 3rd. Please join us for Hawaiian music and hula on the lanai of the Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art/East Hawaii Cultural Center across from Kalakaua Park.

Join us at the Moʻoheau Bandstand for our weekly program – Hilo Hula Tuesdays – from 11AM – Noon every Tuesday!