Hawai'i State Art Museum Hawai'i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is dedicated to exhibiting and interpreting the art and culture of Hawai'i. This beautiful, historic Spanish-Mission style building was built in 1928 was the original Royal Hawai'ian Hotel. Later it was run by the YMCA, then a business headquarters, and then a state building used by government workers.Today it's Honolulu's newest museum housing a collection of paintings, prints, photos, sculpture, and mixed media.Honolulu, Hawai'i