• Noise Cabinet

    Capitol Modern

    Music listening session curated by Clara Kim. Registration required as seating is limited. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in a museum gallery. Seating will be provided. Noise Cabinet explores a wide spectrum of sound, from solo works and chamber music to free improvisations and electro-acoustic compositions. June 13 features Christopher Stark and the Conleys.

  • Noise Cabinet: Christopher Stark and the Conleys

    Capitol Modern

    Music listening session curated by Clara Kim. Registration required as seating is limited. Noise Cabinet explores a wide spectrum of sound, from solo works and chamber music to free improvisations and electro-acoustic compositions. June 13 features Christopher Stark and the Conleys.

  • First Friday

    Capitol Modern

    Free, family-friendly evening of art, music, and fashion at Capitol Modern. Fashion show with Towa & Mysto, live music with Paper Tiger Riot, Tuesdays in Bloom, Bombye, and JOBY! Our galleries and our Sculpture Garden will be open. Come visit and enjoy performances in the garden. Admission is free and all ages are welcome.

  • UNI: Rhythms of the Philippines

    Capitol Modern

    UNI: Rhythms of the Philippines, a culminating concert honoring Filipino Indigenous sound, movement, and contemporary diasporic expression. Free public event with limited seating. Optional registration at uni2026.eventbrite.com.

  • Hoʻohui: Local People United for a Stronger Hawaiʻi

    Capitol Modern

    Our Hawaiʻi event featuring live music with The Vitals and Irie Love, community mural with artist Solomon Enos, healing through art workshops, community resource vendors, and food/beverages by Chef Nui Kealoha. This event is free and open to the public, all ages welcome. The MORI by Art+Flea shop on the ground floor will be collecting...

  • Island Pulse

    Capitol Modern

    Free, all-ages evening of island roots and reggae music. Museum galleries are open and the Art + Flea urban market will include local artists and food/beverage vendors.

  • Recycled Orchestra Concert

    Capitol Modern

    Free concert with the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura (La Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura) from Paraguay with special guest Benjamin Fairfield. The instruments played by the members of this orchestra imitate violins, violas, cellos, double basses, guitars, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and percussion instruments, but are constructed entirely from trash. Their repertoire includes classical...

  • Mod Gala 2026

    Capitol Modern

    For details and to purchase tickets, please visit FriendsOfCapitolModern.org. Fundraiser event by the Friends of the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Saturday, May 2, 2026. Theme: "Celestial Concerto." Ages 21+ only. Formal attire. Please note that purchasers will not only be supporting our museum and the arts community, but a portion of the proceeds will also...

  • Closed May 1 – 2

    Capitol Modern

    The museum is closed to the public on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, 2026 in preparation for the 2026 Mod Gala museum fundraiser. The museum will not have a First Friday event for May.

  • Island Pulse

    Capitol Modern

    Free, all-ages evening of island roots and reggae music. Museum galleries are open and the Art + Flea urban market will include local artists and food/beverage vendors.