About HMA

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MISSION

The Hawai‘i Museums Association (HMA) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to communication and cooperation among the staffs and supporters of Hawai‘i's museums. Founded in 1968, HMA strives:

  • to be a catalyst for the exchange of information and ideas among museums and related institutions in Hawai‘i
  • to promote and develop professional standards for Hawai‘i museums through an ongoing program of professional training and publications
  • to stimulate interest in and promote information about museums as important educational and cultural centers
  • to conduct and encourage research and disseminate findings related to the museum field.
     

ACTIVITIES

HMA is the primary provider of museum training programs in the state of Hawai‘i. It serves the museum field with an annual conference on current issues in the museum field and seminars in specialized areas of museum work such as collections management, exhibition design, and educational programming. HMA publishes a quarterly newsletter, Nuhou, with information about local and national museum issues and articles of technical and general interest. HMA also conducts research to service the needs of Hawai‘i's museum community.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Hawai‘i Museums Association (HMA) is governed by volunteer board members with representation from each of Hawai‘i's four counties; Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Maui.

Current Board Members (2010-2011):


 

President
Stacy Hoshino, Hawai'i Arts Alliance

Vice-President
Kippen de Alba Chu, 'Iolani Palace

Treasurer
Celeste Ohta, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Secretary
Cynthia Low, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Big Island Representative
Barbara Moir, Lyman Museum and Mission House

Kaua'i Representative
vacant

Maui Representative
Neida Bangerter, Maui Arts & Cultural Center

'Oahu Representative
Michael Weidenbach, USS Missouri Memorial Association

Directors At-Large

  • Barbara Moir, Lyman Museum and Mission House
  • Bronwen Solyom, The Jean Charlot Collection, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library
  • Sharon Tasaka, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Art Gallery
  • Michael Thomas, Joseph F. Rock Herbarium, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • Michael Weidenbach, USS Missouri Memorial Association
Past President
Peter Van Dyke, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Bishop Museum


OTHER HMA POSITIONS


 

Membership Officer
E. Tory Laitila, Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture & the Arts

Western Museums Association Representative
Kippen de Alba Chu, 'Iolani Palace

Nuhou Newsletter Editor
Chris Faye, Kaua'i Museum

HMA List-Serve Administrator (link)
Neida Bangerter, Maui Arts & Cultural Center

Website
Rich Tully / WebsitesHawaii.com





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