Exhibits
Location: Asia Collection
When many Americans think of Japanese food, they think sushi. But Japanese cuisine encompasses so much more with an ever-present emphasis on freshness, seasonality and... View "Japanese Cuisine: Tradition and Modern Adaptations" Exhibit
Location: Government Documents
Did you know that when the U.S. Constitution was first written, only a small portion of the population of the U.S. had the right to... View "The Fight for the Right to Vote" Exhibit
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
During November, Honolulu is hosting two major gatherings of preeminent scholars in the field of ethnomusicology: The annual meeting of the Society of Ethnomusicology... View "Sound Travels: Ethnomusicology in the Pacific" Exhibit
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
"April 21Dear diary, the most amazing thing has happened to me ..."Catch a glimpse of the history and culture of old Hawaii in diaries and... View "Dear Diary" Exhibit
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
Eat MORE, eat LESS, eat this, don't eat that,the Waianae Diet, the Hawaii Diet,low-FAT, FAT-FREE,NO red meat, vegan,reduced SALT, and SUGAR FREE: Come and see... View "EATING" Exhibit
Location: Bridge Gallery
This exhibit features the traditional Hawaiian art of weaving pandanus leaves. Come and find out where on the UHM campus pandanus trees are growing. Another... View "Ka Ulana Lauhala: "plaiting pandanus leaves"" Exhibit
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
Ever wondered where the different culture's wedding traditions seen at local Hawaii weddings came from? We still cut the cake and throw the bouquet, but... View "JUST MARRIED: Wedding Traditions in Hawai'i & the Pacific" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Come and explore the traditional costumes of the ethnic minorities of China at the Asia Collection Display during the month of May. Asia Collection... View "The Traditional Costumes of the Ethnic Minorities of China" Exhibit
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection
Many of us remember making string figures as children - in the process, whether we knew it or not, we were participating in a worldwide... View "Beyond Cat's Cradles" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Please come and learn about Ryuka: poems from Okinawa at the Asia Collection Display for April. Lynette Teruya, LIS Intern at the Asia Collection Department,... View "Ryu-ka: Poems from Okinawa" Exhibit
