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Das Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (BPBM oder Museum für Natur- und Kulturgeschichte des Bundesstaates Hawaii) wurde 1889 von Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915) zu Ehren seiner verstorbenen Gattin, der Prinzessin Bernice Pauahi Paki (1831–1884), gegründet, der letzten Nachfahrin der königlichen Familie von Kamehameha I. Das Museum wurde in dem Haus untergebracht, das die Sammlung von ...
A Legacy of a Princess. Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was a woman of intelligence, compassion and foresight who understood that her kuleana as a Hawaiian ali‘i was to serve her people. Born in December 19, 1831 to high chiefs Abner Pākī and Laura Kōnia Pākī, Pauahi was the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha I.
Bishop was one of the first trustees of and a major donor to the Kamehameha Schools, founded by his late wife's request to provide education to Hawaiian children. He founded Hawaii's first successful bank, now known as First Hawaiian Bank. Based on his business success, he also founded the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, named for his late wife.
While her father has been legally identified as early as 1864, disputes to that lineage continued as late as 1919. As one of the primary heirs to the Kamehameha family, Ruth became landholder of much of what would become the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, funding the Kamehameha Schools. Her name Keʻelikōlani means leaf bud of heaven.
Visit us at the Bishop Museum. ... 1525 BERNICE STREET HONOLULU, HAWAI’I 96817. OPEN DAILY 9 AM – 5 PM. 1525 BERNICE STREET HONOLULU, HAWAI’I 96817. English.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop was a Hawaiian princess, the last direct descendant of the Royal House of Kamehameha. With her husband, Charles Reed Bishop, she is remembered as one of the most remarkable philanthropists in the history of the Islands. Her bequest endowed the Kamehameha Schools, which to this day specialize in educating the children of ...
She was named after Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a childhood classmate of her father, presumably at the Royal School. She attended Girls' High School in Brooklyn and Cornell University, graduating in 1904. At Cornell, she met her husband, engineer Bernhard Edward Fernow Jr., the son of forester Bernhard Fernow.
