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BERNICE p. BISHOP MUSEUM 



Tlie Beniice P. Bishop Museum is a memorial to the Princess 



' Pauahi (1831-1884), last of the Kamehameha family of the Chiefs 



of Hawaii. It was founded in 1889 by her husband, Charles Reed 



Bishop (1822-1915), who for nearly 50 years took a prominent 



part in the business and public affairs of Hawaii. 



The Museum is devoted to the subjects of "Polynesian and 

 kindred antiquities, ethnology, and natural history." The collec- 

 tions of the Museum include exhibition and study material from 

 Polynesia and from other Pacific islands, but the Hawaiian collec- 

 tions are the largest and the most important. 



The Museum staff is engaged in caring for the collections, 

 and in investigating scientific problems which coifte within the 

 scope of its activities. When funds are available, expeditions 

 are sent out to various parts of the Pacific. 





