The Charles Reed Bishop Trust has announced a gift of $500,000 earmarked for the Bishop Museum's Hawaiian Hall Renovation Project, according to a news release issued by the museum.

"This major contribution from his Trust will enable Bishop Museum to present the art and artifacts of the Hawaiian culture in a way that instills pride and creates new knowledge and understanding of Hawaiian history and living culture," Amy Miller Marvin, the museum's Vice President of Institutional Advancement, said in the release.

She added, "We are especially grateful for the additional support of his trust at this critical time of renovation and rejuvenation in the museum's 119-year history."

Charles Reed Bishop was the founder of First Hawaiian Bank, as well as Bishop Museum, and was one of Hawai'i's most generous philanthropists. He

died at 93 on June 16, 1915 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum. The Charles Reed Bishop Trust was established in 1895 as a charitable trust whose mission is to support the Royal Mausoleum, the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, and a number of other designated schools and churches.