Online Data
Just about every aspect of the natural or cultural history of Hawai'i and the Pacific has been studied by researchers at the Bishop Museum. 
We are pleased to share with the public some of the many databases that help us analyze and study this fascinating region.
- Ethnology Collection
- Climate Change and Biodiveristy in Melanesia
- Taxonomic Name Search
- Ho‘olaupa‘i - Hawaiian Language Newspaper Project
- Hawaiian Ethnographic Notes Online
- Hawaiian Language Newspaper Index
- Library & Archives Online
- Invasive Algae in Hawai'i
- Cultural Collection Database-Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Cultural Resources - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Hawaiian Ethnobotany
- Hawai'i Biological Survey
- Archaeology Projects
- Anthropology Manuscripts
- Zooarchaeology Collections
- I Ka Moana Lipolipo: Hawaiian Seamen on American Whaling Vessels
The Ethnology Collection contains nearly 80,000 artifacts from throughout the Pacific region. It's a great way to learn more about those remote islands and see the artifacts that the Museum has in its collection.
The collections in the Library and Archives are searchable online.
If you are interested in biology of the plants and animals of Hawai'i and the Pacific, check out the Hawai'i Biological Survey's database pages. If you are more interested in the traditional uses of plants by Native Hawaiians, try the Ethnobotany database.
For those interested in archaeology, especially that of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, take a look at our Annotated Bibliography and Online Collection Database.
For researchers and our colleagues, the Hawaiian and Pacific Studies Department also provides searchable databases of archaeological projects and manuscripts that are useful in tracking down reports on the archaeological work that has been done around Hawai'i. Also, our zooarchaeology collections are databased and can be searched if you need to use our reference collection.