List of museums in Hawaii

This list of museums in Hawaii contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (virtual museums) are not included.

Defunct museums

 * Hawaii Maritime Center, Honolulu, closed in 2009
 * Hilo Art Museum, Kurtistown, Big Island
 * Kamuela Museum, Kamuela, Hawaii
 * Kauai Children's Discovery Museum, Lihue
 * North Shore Surf and Cultural Museum, Waialua
 * Pacific Aerospace Museum, Honolulu, located until 2000 at the Honolulu International Airport, displays now at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor
 * Paper Airplane Museum, Kahului, Maui, information, closed since at least 2004
 * The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, merged into the Honolulu Academy of Arts in July 2011. The museum was renamed Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House and remains at its Spalding House location

Resources

 * Hawai‘i Museums Association
 * Hawaii Web - sites to see in Hawaii