Exhibits
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August 18, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
In appreciation of the continued support of ICHIKAWA Monnosuke VIII, a well-known kabuki actor from Japan, a combination of exhibits has been launched in cooperation with Dept. of Theatre and…
August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
Location: Bridge Gallery
"Shadows of the Future: The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Children" is a powerful reminder of the profound human cost of nuclear weapons. By focusing on the experiences of children…
February 10, 2025 – June 30, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
Tōyama Kyūzō, the visionary responsible for sending the first group of Okinawans to Hawaiʻi, once said, "Our home is the five continents." Since the early 20th century, with Hawaiʻi being the first…
February 7, 2025 – June 30, 2025
Location: Bridge Gallery
On January 8, 1900, twenty-six Okinawan men arrived in Honolulu and were recorded as the first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii. In the following years, more Okinawan Issei (first-generation) immigrated to Hawaii to…
January 17, 2025 – May 16, 2025
Location: Elevator Gallery
Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925), a revolutionary leader and the founding father of modern China, had deep ties to Hawai‘i. Known as the "Father of the…
October 24, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Location: Elevator Gallery
Keisha Tanaka: Kāhulimai There were once so many kāhuli snails that their voices were known to fill the forests with song. Keisha Tanaka's photography centers on those smaller moments that hold…
September 6, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
Kumu Hula Piʻilaniwahine Smith shares a part of her intimate journey to kūkulu kuahu hula (establishing her hula altar) where she dedicated one year of her life to weaving with…
September 3, 2024 – January 10, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
繪筆傳神：敦煌佛教壁畫之美 Situated at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is renowned for its extraordinary Buddhist art that flourished from the 4th to the 14th century. The vibrant and intricate…
August 30, 2024 – October 4, 2024
Location: Lobby Display
The American and the Holocaust: What did Americans Know? – What More Could Have Been Done? exhibit is sponsored by the American Library Association and the United States Holocaust Memorial…
August 10, 2024 – December 10, 2024
Location: Bridge Gallery
Hamilton Library is hosting a remarkable exhibit offering a unique and profound exploration of Chinese women's history in the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts. Beginning in 1848, Chinese women…
