Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 2, 1 February 2007 — Kāhili Room [ARTICLE]

Kāhili Room

Bishop Museum's Kāhili Room opposite the Hawaiian Hall Vestibule Gallery was recently rededicated to Abigail Kekaulike Kinoiki Kawānanakoa. Displayed in that gallery are an impressive collection of kāhili or feathered standards, the personal insignia and possession of many 19th century ali'i, including the Kamehameha and Kalākaua families. Queen Kapi'olani's sister, Kekaulike Kinoiki II, was the great-grandmother of Abigail Kawānanakoa. The $20 million major restoration and refurbishment of the museum's premier gallery, the three-story Hawaiian Hall, is now underway, and it is scheduled to reopen in spring 2008. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is among many eommunity partners supporting the renovation, having granted Bishop Museum $2 million last year. The museum remains open with exhibits and galleries throughout the grounds including the Planetarium, H.K. Castle Building, the brand-new Science Center and more. For museum information and admission rates, visit www.bishopmuseum.org, or eall 847-3511.