Turmoil at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum

The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Hawaii, which holds the worlds largest and most important collection of cultural artefacts and natural history specimens from the Pacific Basin and Oceania, has seen some challenging times. Following a scandal over the alleged misuse of funds by its former director, the institutions finances remain perilous and researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible, leading to fears that some pieces might have disappeared.  Founded in 1889 by a lo