Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• April 28, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Games
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Come on over and join the fun—play Hanafuda with your fellow community members! We’re excited to let you know that after a summer break, we’re back with this program. We have several Hanafuda decks available during the event, on a first-come, first-served basis, for anyone eager to play. It’s a great chance to meet new friends, challenge yourself, and just have a good time! If you’ve learned how to play Hanafuda from Helen Nakano and her Sensei, now’s your moment to practice those skills in a friendly game.

This will be a relaxed, self-directed play session—no formal instructions will be provided. However, we’ll have instruction sheets available for those interested in learning more about this wonderful game. Everyone, no matter your experience level, is welcome to join! Just a quick note: young children should be accompanied by an adult.  For more info, feel free to contact us at (808) 733-8422 or ask at the Kaimukī Public Library Adult Reference Desk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.  All programs are subject to change.  See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 28, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community, Entertainment
• Contact: 808-733-8422

NOTE: April meeting’s has been pushed back to April 28 (the 4th Tuesday of the month). Unless otherwise noted, every meeting going forward will remain to be the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Know thy shelf, and share your love of reading manga and graphic novels with other young readers in your community!

Kaimukī Public Library will be hosting a free, walk-in teen manga and graphic novel book club program on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, 3:30pm – 4:30pm. Join us in the meeting room to discuss each month’s book selections and talk about other manga & graphic novels that you’ve read. For the month of April, we’ll be discussing the first 20 volumes of the manga series, Yona of the Dawn, and the first three volumes of the graphic novel series, D&D: Dungeon Club by Molly Knox Ostertag.

We’ll also be selecting books for discussion at the next meeting.

Please see the YA Librarian or Reference Desk for more information.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. For a schedule of events, go to the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• May 3, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Come join us as we celebrate Star Wars month with one of the most popular films of the movie franchise – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso , a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction.

This movie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for extended sequences of sci-fi violence and action. Parental guidance is suggested.

Mahalo to the Friends of Kaimuki Public Library for sponsoring this event.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• May 4, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha pumehana kākou! Feel free to join us for our second Hawaiian 101 class at the Kaimukī Public Library. We are continuing the Basic Hawaiian Language class for those interested in learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in a fun and engaging way. This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure. No prior music experience needed.

Please keep in mind this is a beginner level Hawaiian language class. For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 3-4pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.  This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.                                                            For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.  Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.

• May 4, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha ʻĀina!  All are invited to join the advanced Hawaiian Language class.  Please note that this class is a continuation of the Hawaiian 102 with concentration of the development of language speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, writing and cultural understanding.  

As this class is a more intermediate class, please note that prior Hawaiian Language experience is needed.  Feel free to join us for our advanced Hawaiian Language class at the Kaimukī Public Library.

This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure. No prior music experience needed.

For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 4:30-5:30pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.

This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.  For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.  Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.

• May 5, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Do you love animation? How about animated movies? Kaimukī Public Library will be hosting an AniMaytion Celebration movie series program throughout the month of May. This program series encourages younger (and older) viewers to engage with different art styles that animated films use to show rich and engaging storytelling.

This week, the Library will be showing The LEGO Movie (2014).

The first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO movie follows Emmet an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person (the MasterBuilder) and the key to saving his LEGO world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers — including an old mystic and LEGO Batman — on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the universe together — a journey for which Emmett is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. Now the fate of the world is in his tiny yellow hands.

This movie is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for mild action and rude humor. Parental guidance is suggested.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• May 11, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha pumehana kākou! Feel free to join us for our second Hawaiian 101 class at the Kaimukī Public Library. We are continuing the Basic Hawaiian Language class for those interested in learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in a fun and engaging way. This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure. No prior music experience needed.

Please keep in mind this is a beginner level Hawaiian language class. For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 3-4pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.  This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.                                                            For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.  Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.

• May 11, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha ʻĀina!  All are invited to join the advanced Hawaiian Language class.  Please note that this class is a continuation of the Hawaiian 102 with concentration of the development of language speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, writing and cultural understanding.  

As this class is a more intermediate class, please note that prior Hawaiian Language experience is needed.  Feel free to join us for our advanced Hawaiian Language class at the Kaimukī Public Library.

This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure. No prior music experience needed.

For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 4:30-5:30pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.

This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.  For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.  Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.

• May 12, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Games
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Come on over and join the fun—play Hanafuda with your fellow community members! We’re excited to let you know that after a summer break, we’re back with this program. We have several Hanafuda decks available during the event, on a first-come, first-served basis, for anyone eager to play. It’s a great chance to meet new friends, challenge yourself, and just have a good time! If you’ve learned how to play Hanafuda from Helen Nakano and her Sensei, now’s your moment to practice those skills in a friendly game.

This will be a relaxed, self-directed play session—no formal instructions will be provided. However, we’ll have instruction sheets available for those interested in learning more about this wonderful game. Everyone, no matter your experience level, is welcome to join! Just a quick note: young children should be accompanied by an adult.  For more info, feel free to contact us at (808) 733-8422 or ask at the Kaimukī Public Library Adult Reference Desk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.  All programs are subject to change.  See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• May 17, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Do you love animation? How about animated movies? Kaimukī Public Library will be hosting an AniMaytion Celebration movie series program throughout the month of May. This program series encourages younger (and older) viewers to engage with different art styles that animated films use to show rich and engaging storytelling.

This week, the Library will be showing Spider–Man: Into the Spider–Verse (2018) & Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (2023).

After a bite from a radioactive spider, Miles Morales becomes the one and only Spider-Man. When a dimensional gateway opens up, Miles soon realizes he isn’t the only spider superhero as he meets many different versions of spiderman from other universes, including the original Peter Parker.

This film is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language. Parental guidance is suggested.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.