Holiday in Hawaii #18
The Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Centre at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu is aptly named. Interactive exhibits take visitors on an adventurous exploration of the Hawaiian Islands, from their violent volcanic origins to the ongoing sculpting of the coastline by the Pacific Ocean.
A lesson in Earth Sciences begins with a walk through the Origins of Hawaii tunnels. Melodious Hawaiian chants complement fluorescent art works created by local school children, and Hawaiian legends tell creation stories of the flora and fauna of Hawaii.
How movement beneath the Earth’s crust creates change on the surface is demonstrated at the earthquake pool, where manipulating rocks causes mini tsunamis to ripple across the water.
Molten lava rises up through a lava tube to bubble and pop in the steaming crater of a model volcano.
All these processes have created the sand that lines the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. Who would have thought there could be so many different types?
The Eternal Traveller 
Fascinating place. Almost as amazing as the real thing.
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It was amazing and I had so much fun playing with all the interactives.
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I bet you did! I would have as well.
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What an interesting museum showing how the volcanic islands were formed. I love the Origins of Hawaii tunnels accompanied by melodious Hawaiian chants! 🙂
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The tunnels were so pretty Cathy, but difficult to photograph well because it was so dark.
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I can imagine. It’s always a challenge to take good photos in dark places, unless you have a tripod! Have a happy weekend!
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I love science museums! Especially interactive ones. This one looks like lots of fun. 🙂
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It was like Play School for adults. 🙂
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Very interesting. I have never been to this museum. Thanks for sharing photos and introducing me to another great place in Honolulu. Looks like this would be a lot of fun.
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It was a perfect example of learning by doing and I tried everything!
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Sounds like a great day of playing and discovering.
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What a lovely exhibition, Carol! And quite hard to photograph 🙂
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It was tricky as the light wasn’t great. Glad you enjoyed it.
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This would be fantastic to see. I love all the different sands – but I’m a little wary of tunnels 😉
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These tunnels were great. I’m sure you’d be safe! 🙂
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I went into the Snowy Mountains tunnels that are HUGE when hubby worked there (you can actually drive into the entrance) and I was a bit scared – but it was an amazing experience 😉
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I love this long Hawaii series!! How long were you there for? You did so many interesting things!
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We were there for two weeks, one week each on Maui and Oahu. We did fit in lots of great adventures.
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Fascinating museum, what a great insight into our planet.
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It was presented in a way that children and adults could all enjoy. We had fun playing and learning.
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What an amazing exhibition! Looks like a fun way to learn. 🙂
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It sure was fun and everybody was having a go.
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😆 My dad always used to say, “You don’t have a go……you just DO it!” 😀
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Ha! True! It’s like when TV reporters say “have a listen”. It drives me spare…we just listen! I think “have a go” is an Australian expression.
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How interesting. I love how these science museums explain such intricate theories in fun ways! Monkey would love this!
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He definitely would enjoy it here.
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What a fascinating museum – I like these sorts of museums rather than the dusty old ‘look but don’t touch’ sort of places that we used to have.
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Yes, I agree. They are much more fun.
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We have a good Science Museum here, full of all sorts of interesting things – but the floor I would always head to first would be the hand-on area aimed at children! Much more informative than looking at display cabinets.
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More fun too!
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It can be hard elbowing the children out of the way so that I can have my turn!
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