We are visiting an island that is new to us - O'ahu, home of Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS Hawaii. I'm also pretty sure the Brady Bunch came here too. To counter the tourist view, we visited the Bishop Museum, named after Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a Hawaiian princess. The main draw for me was the Hawaiian Hall, built in 1889 to document Hawaiian history. I particularly wanted to see the feathered capes and helmets of Hawaiian royalty. I was not disappointed.
The oldest feathered cape in the collection (pictured above) was presented to Captain Cook between 1778-1779.
We also discovered our favorite Hawaiian god, Kaneikokola, the shark (or fish) god, in residence at the Hawaiian Hall since 1906. He's a bit primitive, but that's what we like about him. You can see Steven examining him here. During the 2009 restoration of Hawaiian Hall, museum staff attempted to remove Kaneikokala from the hall. The kiʻi (statue) "refused to be moved" and remained in its place through the renovations.
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