Museums
"Museums" appears on-line every week, and Thursdays in the Star-Bulletin's "Community Calendar." Send notices to: Museums Calendar, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802. Or fax to 523-8509. Or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.

Thursday, November 28, 1996


Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., 847-3511. “Spiders!” invites you into the world of the eight-legged, with interactive games and displays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Jan. 1. Hawaii spiders have a starring role in the National Museum of Natural History traveling exhibition. Admission $14.95 general, $11.95 youths and seniors, free for children under 6.

“Forest Jewels” displays color photographs of Hawaiian forest birds and their habitats, through November.

Hawaii’s Plantation Village, 94-695 Waipahu St., 677-0110. Guided tours each hour, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donation $5 general, $3 students and seniors, free for children younger than 5.

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 S. Beretania St., 945-7633. “Strength and Diversity” portrays the life stories of Japanese American women in Hawaii, through Jan. 17. Photographs, artifacts, oral histories and models chronicle the contributions of four generations of women, from plantation days to contemporary times. Admission $3 general, $2 students, $1 children.

“Okage Sama De (I am what I am because of you)” depicts the history of the Japanese in Hawaii.

Judiciary History Center, Ali‘iolani Hale, 417 S. King St., 539-4999. “Hawaii Under Martial Law” during World War II, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, or on weekdays by appointment.

Mission Houses Museum, 553 S. King St., 531-0481. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission $5 general; $4 seniors; $2 college students; $1 children; free for children younger than 3.

Pacific Aerospace Museum, Terminal Box 7, Honolulu International Airport, 839-0777. High-tech exhibits commemorate aviation and aerospace achievements in the Pacific. Open daily. Admission $3 general, $2.50 students, seniors and military, $1 children.

Tropic Lightning Museum, Carter Hall, Waianae Avenue, Schofield Barracks, 655-0438. Exhibits on the Barracks and the 25th Infantry Division in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Free admission 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

U.S. Army Museum, Battery Randolph, Fort DeRussy, Waikiki, 438-2821. Exhibits on Hawaii’s military heritage, focusing on the Army. Free admission 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, 11 Arizona Memorial Drive, 423-1341. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission $8 general, $6 kama‘aina, military and seniors, $3 children.

Wildlife Museum, 1190 Dillingham Blvd., 848-0660. Exhibit of animal specimens from six continents, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission $6.95 adults, $3.50 juniors ages 13 to 17, $2.50 juniors ages 6 to 12, free for kids younger than 6.



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