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  • Capitol Modern - Hawaii State Art Museum First Friday - AUGUST 2025 - FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPO - Night//Shift collaboration with Shangri La

  • Type: Exhibit / Entertainment
    Date: Friday - 8/1/2025
    Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location:
    250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    Phone: (808) 586-0307 or
    586-0900
    View Map
    Cost: Free
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FIRST FRIDAY AUGUST 2025

FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPO

The quarterly Night//Shift collaboration with Shangri La: Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design returns this Friday! “Light Forecast” is an evening of live music, art installations, workshops, and food inspired by seasonal cycles and communal creativity. Urban market with Art + Flea.

Museum galleries open, including “The Spark Within” featuring Hawaiʻi public school art teachers.

Free admission, all ages welcome.
Friday, August 1, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

NIGHT//SHIFT AT CAPITOL MODERN


























ANUHEA
“LOTUS” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO


PHOTOS


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CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITS


STUDENT WORKS
THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2025
Paintings inspired by Doug Young’s “Waikui” glass sculpture at Capitol Modern.

After learning about the Hawaiian water cycle, ʻAlani Strode Montessori preschool students explored the connection between wai (fresh water) and kai (ocean) and expressed their reflections through painting. Each piece is a unique interpretation of “The Pool,” blending blue, green, and white to visualize the meeting of water sources that support life.

On view in a ground floor case next to the MORI shop entrance. Supported by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Photo: students seated in front of display of their artworks. Photo credit: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

“WAIKUI” BY DOUG YOUNG


THE SPARK WITHIN
EXTENDED! THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2025
Hawaiʻi public school arts educators display their work in this exhibit at Capitol Modern.

Supported by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS



HAWAIʻI TRIENNIAL
THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2026
While Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025 has ended, the exhibit at Capitol Modern will remain up through January 3, 2026.

Supported in part by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

HAWAIʻI TRIENNIAL 2025



UPCOMING EXHIBIT
MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER SCHAEFER PORTRAIT CHALLENGE 2025

Maui Arts & Cultural Center is pleased to be partnering with the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to travel Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2025 in its entirety to Oʻahu for exhibition at the Capitol Modern: The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. The exhibition is currently slated to open in January 2026 and will remain on view for the first half of next year.

HAWAI‘I STATE ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS
Artworks on display in the Hawai‘i State Art Museum are from the Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, or student art competitions (the Annual Hawai‘i Regional Scholastic Art Awards and Annual Young Artists of Hawai‘i). Most of the Art in Public Places Collection is on display in public buildings, including schools, libraries, and state offices. The collection can be viewed and searched online: Art in Public Places Catalog.

Click here for current exhibits and more exhibit details

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING
Public Transportation

•   TheBus – many bus routes stop directly in front of or very close to the museum. For routes and schedules, call TheBus at (808) 848-5555 or check online at www.thebus.org.

•   The Waikiki Trolley – the Red Line State Capitol/Iolani Palace Stop is a short walk from HiSAM. For more information, call the Waikiki Trolley at (808) 591-2561, or check online at www.waikikitrolley.com.

•   Biki Bikeshare – the closest Biki racks are directly in front of the building on South Hotel St. (120 Chinatown/DT – Hotel & Richards), and at the corner of Richards and South Beretania St (121 Chinatown/DT – Beretania & Richards).

•   Bicycle Racks – nearby Honolulu City & County bike racks are on South Hotel St. near Alakea St., on Richards St. near South Hotel St., and on the lawn between the Hawai‘i State Capitol building and Iolani Palace.

PARKING
There is no parking on site. Parking is available at nearby lots, including across Hotel street in the Ali‘i Place building (enter at 1099 Alakea Street, cash only, closes at 8:00PM), across Richards Street at Iolani Palace, the Kalanimoku Building, Kinaʻu Hale/Department of Health, State Capitol basement, Honolulu City Municipal Parking, and metered street parking in the area.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING
Free accessible parking stalls are available in these locations for persons with disabilities:

•   Iolani Palace grounds (one stall near the Richards Street exit, one stall near the State Archives building, and one stall near the gate leading to the State Capitol)

•   Ali‘i Place building parking structure (vehicle entrance at 1099 Alakea Street, pedestrian entrance/exit on South Hotel Street directly across from the Hawai‘i State Art Museum). 2 hour limit.

•   State parking lots allow metered spaces in those lots to be used as accessible parking, with a 2 hour limit. Nearby state parking lots include the State Capitol (415 South Beretania Street and Punchbowl Street), and the Kalanimoku Building (corner of Beretania Street and 1151 Punchbowl Street). For a full list of state government parking lots and a map, please visit the Automotive Management Division webpage. In order to use the spaces, vehicles must display the appropriate placard issued to individuals.

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ABOUT THE HAWAII STATE MUSEUM

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is located in No. 1 Capitol Distric Building at 250 South Hotel Street. The building is situated in the historic Hawaii Capital Cultural District, across from 'Iolani Palace and the State Capitol. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on the Hawai'i State Art Museum call (808) 586-0900



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