Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts - Exhibit Celebrates Manu-o-Kū Seabirds at State Art Museum

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State Art Museum Celebrates Native Seabird In New Exhibit

Video description: Hui Manu-o-Kū coordinator Rich Downs talks about what makes the native Hawaiian Manu-o-Kū seabird so special.

Video description: Kamakani Konia, Art in Public Places Program Director, Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Kamakani talks about why the exhibit is at the State Art Museum.

HONOLULU—the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) announces a new exhibit at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. The “Woven in the Wind”, a collaboration with Hui Manu-O-Kū, is open through April 4, 2026.

The artist reception is tonight during the State Art Museum’s First Friday event. Friday, February 6, 2025. 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Free admission, all ages welcome. Live music with Backset and Steven Kou, urban market with Art+Flea, live painting with House of Bloom, and an ʻawa and ʻai pop-up in the cafe with chef Nui Kealoha and Waiwai Collective.

“Woven in the Wind: a community celebration of Manu-O-Kū” artist reception, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Hui Manu-O-Kū volunteers will also have a pop-up from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Ground floor, next to the MORI shop.

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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Public Information Program
Mamiko Carroll
Email: Mamiko.K.Carroll@hawaii.gov
Telephone: 808-586-0305

About the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), a government agency administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 9), was established by the Hawai‘i State Legislature in 1965, to promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai‘i. SFCA funding is provided by the state of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts.

SFCA programs include Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.
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The mission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is to promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai‘i. HSFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Courtesy of: Hawaii State Art Museum

Hawaii State Art Museum

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is dedicated to presenting the largest and finest collection of works by Hawai'i artists that celebrate the diverse artistic and cultural legacy of Hawai'i.

OUR MISSION
To promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai`i. HSFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai`i and the National Endowment for the Arts. The HSFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services.

HOURS:
The musuem is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed State and Federal Holdays. Always free admission. For pre-recorded information call 586-0900.

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For pre-recorded summary information on the museum, call (808) 586-0900. For current museum program information, call the HSFCA Art in Public Places Program at (808) 586-0305. To arrange an educational tour of the museum, call (808) 586-9958.

For information on the HSFCA; the Hawai'i State Art Museum; HSFCA grants, programs, and services; Hawai'i arts and culture events; and USA and worldwide arts opportunities, visit the HSFCA website, www.hawaii.gov/sfca.

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