The Contemporary Museum

Dive into Hawaii's rich heritage through millions of artifacts, royal treasures, and Pacific Island stories at this world-class museum. Wander through exhibits celebrating Native Hawaiian culture, natural history, and the traditions that shaped island communities.

Explore military history within a restored coastal fortress, featuring vintage helicopters, tanks, and interactive exhibits that bring Hawaii's defense story to life from ancient times through modern conflicts.

The Mission Houses Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is the primary program of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a non-profit educational institution and genealogical society. The Museum interprets the "missionary period" of Hawaiian history, 1820-1863, which is fundamental to an understanding of contemporary Hawaii.

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park's mission is to restore and preserve the World War II submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), and submarine-related artifacts on our grounds and in the Museum. Bowfin Park's parent organization, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA), is a non-profit group that receives no state or federal funding.

Explore two centuries of Hawaiian history in one visit: the beautifully preserved Mission House where missionaries settled in 1839, and the adjacent museum filled with native artifacts, natural specimens, and rotating cultural exhibitions that bring the islands' past and present to life.

The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The museum will also preserve the social and cultural history of Hawaii and promote economic development on the island of Hawaii as well as statewide. The museum will serve as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events.

A small, community-run museum located on the beautiful Hamakua Heritage Coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i. Honoring the colorful history of the Hilo Railroad, which began in 1899 and lasted to 1946, when railroad tracks and facilities were irreparably damaged by a devastating tidal wave. The museum is located in an old railway company home, which is furnished as it would have been in the 1930s.