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Stories from the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

Stories from the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

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Happy World Wildlife Day!

In amplification of World Wildlife Day, we are celebrating the manu-o-Kū (Gygis alba) that’s found across our center campus at Shangri La. The manu-o-Kū has had journey to survival in Honolulu area since the 1970’s with only a few birds remaining in existence to now having grown to a population over 2,300+!

A manu-o-Kū chick poses in the kukui nut tree in the Private Garden at Shangri La outside of the Mughal Gallery (Photograph: Elyse Butler, 2024).

Artists have always been such significant stewards of how we need to protect and restore nature and native species. Check out the three artists we’ve highlighted from our past exhibitions that have brought awareness to the manu-o-Kū!