Koko Lists
Start a new list
Log in
Sign up
← New random battle
Koko Battle
Tap your pick.
Bishop Museum
The Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last direct descendant of the Kamehameha royal line, and it holds the largest collection of Hawaiian and Pacific Island cultural artifacts and natural history specimens anywhere in the world. Princess Pauahi's own personal collection of royal Hawaiian artifacts, including feather cloaks and other objects passed down through the Kamehameha dynasty, forms the founding core of the museum's collection, giving it a direct material connection to the Hawaiian monarchy that few other institutions can claim. The museum's Hawaiian Hall, housed in a Victorian-era building of native koa wood, was extensively renovated in the 2000s to modernize its exhibits while preserving the historic three-story gallery structure, and the museum's planetarium and natural science wings have expanded its scope well beyond purely cultural history. For a Honolulu attractions list, the Bishop Museum is the essential "the Kamehameha dynasty's own collection" entry — an 1889 museum built around a princess's personal royal artifacts, still the largest single repository of Hawaiian and Pacific cultural history anywhere in the world.
VS
Diamond Head State Monument
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone formed roughly 300,000 years ago during a single, geologically brief eruptive sequence, and its distinctive crater shape has made it the most recognizable natural landmark on the island of Oahu, visible from much of Waikiki and the surrounding coastline. The crater takes its English name from 19th-century British sailors who mistook glittering calcite crystals found on its slopes for diamonds, a case of mistaken geology that stuck permanently even after the crystals were identified as worthless — the native Hawaiian name, Lēʻahi, refers instead to the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin. The US military built extensive fortifications inside and around the crater in the early 20th century, including Fort Ruger, one of the earliest coastal artillery installations in the Hawaiian Islands, and several of those military tunnels and bunkers remain visible along the hiking trail to the summit today. For a Honolulu attractions list, Diamond Head is the essential "the crater that named itself wrong" entry — a 300,000-year-old volcanic tuff cone misnamed for crystals that turned out to be worthless, still the single most recognizable silhouette on the entire island of Oahu.
Next battle
Full comparison
About Bishop Museum
About Diamond Head State Monument
Popular Battles
1984 vs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1 votes
Friends vs. Curb Your Enthusiasm
1 votes
Ideogram vs. Sora
1 votes
Navy Pier vs. Bishop Museum
1 votes
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree vs. Skittles
1 votes
George Carlin vs. Oprah Winfrey
1 votes
