Aug 27 Wednesday
Join Bishop Museum Planetarium educators and Hōkūleʻa navigator and Honolulu Community College Hoʻokele Instructor Kaʻiulani Murphy for Navigating by the Stars! Each talk will include an introduction to the night sky and celestial navigation and will feature the Hawaiian star line most prominent that month. This month’s featured Hawaiian star line is Mānaiakalani.
Sep 14 Sunday
Using familiar dance steps like waltz or cha cha cha, Israeli dancers move in a circle (without partners) to Hebrew folk and pop melodies. Men and women, old and young, of whatever level of dance experience are encouraged to join. See website for exceptions to our schedule.
Sep 19 Friday
Come study the stars, travel across the Earth and into our solar system, and share stories with us in our J. Watumull Planetarium! Enter our Trivia Dome and test yourself with quiz questions spanning topics such as astronomy, natural sciences, history, and pop culture.
Show will have a quiz format. Families encouraged at the 6:15 p.m. show. Questions increase in difficulty in the 7:30 p.m. show. All ages welcome.
Stargazing with the Hawaiian Astronomical Society begins following the first show on the Great Lawn, weather permitting. Guests for either show may access the planetarium lobby and lawn area before and after their showtime, between 5:30-9:00 p.m.
Show will have a quiz format. Families encouraged at the 6:00 p.m. show. Questions increase in difficulty in the 7:30 p.m. show. All ages welcome.
Sep 28 Sunday
Oct 12 Sunday
Oct 17 Friday
Join us for The Stars Tonight at Bishop Museum! Examine the skies with a presenter in our planetarium, featuring the stars, planets, astronomical highlights, and other stories of the current season. Weather permitting, stargaze with volunteers from the Hawaiian Astronomical Society after the show.
This event takes place in-person at Bishop Museum's J. Watumull Planetarium, featuring an hour-long live presentation. Advance online registration is required. The Stars Tonight occurs on the 3rd Friday of every month in 2025, except for December. In months with an equinox or solstice, the evening show takes on a trivia format as "The Stars Tonight: Trivia Dome."
Oct 26 Sunday
Nov 09 Sunday
Nov 19 Wednesday
Join Bishop Museum Planetarium educators and Hōkūleʻa navigator and Honolulu Community College Hoʻokele Instructor Kaʻiulani Murphy for Navigating by the Stars! Each talk will include an introduction to the night sky and celestial navigation and will feature the Hawaiian star line most prominent that month. This month’s featured Hawaiian star line is Kalupeakawelo.