TheBuzz
TheBuzz
New logo for
Hawaii institutionThe Bishop Museum is unveiling its new Clarence Lee-designed logo in this very space. Lee is responsible for some Hawaii- and Asian culture-inspired U.S. postage stamps over the years and was commissioned by the museum about a year ago.
"Lee is a wonderfully creative individual," said William Brown, museum president, but the project took time because "logos require a lot of discussion." Lee is off-island, unavailable for comment.
The goal was to simplify the design, make it more elegant and to "stick with Hawaiian Hall as really the centerpiece of it as this icon that we recognize is important to the Hawaiian culture," Brown said.Surrounding the building in the logo, "the blue is meant to represent the skies and the universe beyond and the world beyond Hawaii," Brown said, while the white arc beneath the building represents the earth.
Implementation of the new logo will be up to Lee Conching, the museum's director of marketing. Already on coffee mugs, there will be other merchandise as well as the usual business stationery items, a new flag and eventually it will be on the Web site at bishopmuseum.org.
The site may prove a useful tool for Ron Hee, the new director of sales as of last week; he was previously with Starwood Hotels.
Other noteworthy names linked to the museum are former Gov. George Ariyoshi and the late Myron "Pinky" Thompson. Both were honored at the museum's annual fund-raising awards dinner last weekend.
Ariyoshi was presented with the Charles Reed Bishop medal for "support of the mission and objectives that the Bishop Museum itself follows," Brown said.
Thompson was honored posthumously, his family in attendance, with the Robert Pfeiffer medal for his ocean-related work in Hawaii; for instance, founding the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
The dinner raised some $270,000 for continued museum operations, which are separate from the budget for the museum's ahupuaa-themed science center. Construction is to begin within a year, he said.
"The name has not been assigned, but we welcome suggestions from donors," Brown said.
While big projects loom ahead, normal activities such as Family Sunday proceed.
The next one, "Military Appreciation Day" on May 19 will feature a canine unit from the U.S. Marine Corps, a U.S. Army Humvee and other attractions as well as entertainment by Dita Holifield.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin.
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