The Garden Island Arts Council (GIAC) - is a non-profit organization comprised of an all-volunteer board of directors who provide a year-round program of art, cultural activities and events for the benefit of residents of and visitors to Kauai.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden - is dedicated to the conservation of tropical plant diversity, particularly rare and endangered species. Medicine, food, shelter - the potential uses of many plant species are not known. Yet they are becoming extinct at an alarming rate.

Kaua'i Historical Society - At the Kaua'i Historical Society, we're bringing history to life. Our mission is to collect, preserve, and disseminate the oral, written and pictorial history of Kaua'i County; to protect and preserve historic sites; and to educate ourselves and the public about the history and cultures of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau.

Koke'e Natural History Museum - Koke'e Museum provides interpretive programs and exhibitions about Kaua'i' s ecology, geology and climatology. Kokee's Museum also provides basic inform ation on trail conditions in Waimea Canyon and Koke'e State Parks.

Hawaiian Railway Society - was formed in 1970 to save what remained of Hawaii's railroad history. This educational, non-profit organization was able to get the remaining stretch of track on Oahu (from Ewa to Nanakuli) placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Sites. We offer two regularly scheduled rides each Sunday.

USS Arizona Memorial Museum - this is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. Visit includes a twenty-minute documentary film and a shuttle boat ride to the memorial which spans the mid-portion of the sunken battleship.

The Contemporary Museum - is the only museum in the state of Hawai'i devoted exclusively to contemporary art. TCM provides an accessible forum for provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists in a unique Island environment.

'Iolani Palace - was the official residence of King Kalakaua and his Queen, Kapi`olani, from 1882 until the King's death in 1891. The Palace also served as official residence for Kalakaua's sister and successor, Queen Lili`uokalani, until the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown in 1893. This National Historic Landmark is the only state residence of royalty in the United States.

Maui Academy of Performing Arts - For 30 years, the Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) has been enriching people, building community and connecting our world through the performing arts.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center - from hula to symphony, paintings to taiko drumming, ballet to children's art, slack key guitar to Chinese acrobats to popular singers, The Center celebrates the richness of the cultural diversity that converges on Maui, the creativity that springs from artists of all ages, and the variety of arts disciplines that keep our stages and galleries exciting.

Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center - Our mission is to encourage and promote the development of artistic expression and creativity in the individual and to stimulate a broader appreciation and understanding of the visual arts as a vital language in our culture. Hui No'eau's commitment to excellence in the visual arts is fundamental to all its endeavors.

Whaler's village museum - The history-oriented museum brings to life Lahaina's whaling era (1825-1860) with hundreds of artifacts, photo murals and interpretive graphics. The story is told through the eyes of an ordinary sailor or "whale man," and illustrates the challenges of daily life on the sea.

Bailey House Museum / Maui Historical Society - Bailey House Museum where the kings of Maui used to live, in the house built for teaching young Hawaiian women, in lovely gardens, here treasures of ancient Hawaii and the 19th Century are set out for you to see.

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum - Located next to Hawaii's largest operating sugar mill, the museum exhibits the history and heritage of the sugar industry and the multi-ethnic plantation life it engendered.

Lyman House Memorial Museum - take a look at what life in Hawaii was like during the missionary era by touring the 1839 missionary home here. Also, browse thru the photo and library archives, which provide an in-depth history of the establishment of the sugar industry, Hawaiian royalty, the immigrant experience and much more. There is also a collection of artifacts of Hawaiian and other major island ethnic groups.

Kona Historical Society Museum - The historic Greenwell family store, a stone and coral mortar building built in 1875 as a general merchandising store, post office and meeting place, serves as the Museum. Ranching and coffee farming artifacts, photo exhibits, and a book and gift shop featuring locally made crafts. On Hwy. 11, one quarter mile south of Kealakekua. The KHS's historic also offer to participate in one of walking tours of downtown Kailua-Kona.

Kona Coffee Living History Farm - run by the Kona Historical Society, the coffee farm, also known as Uchida Coffee Farm, is a working farm in the midst of a coffee plantation, and was built by Japanese immigrants in 1925. Guides are dressed in clothes from the early 20th century, and they show visitors the original farmhouse, the Japanese (furo) bath house, the coffee processing mill and drying platforms, and talk of the immigrant farmworker experience.

Thomas A. Jaggar Museum - at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, visitors can see displays of different types of lava, videos of eruptions, seismographs, and some illustrated Hawaiian legends, especially those relating to Pele, the goddess of the volcano. The mural art was done by wonderful local artist Herb Kane.