Pahoa Public and School Library

Address

15-3070 Pahoa Kalapana Rd, Pahoa, HI 96778
808-965-2171
Pahoa Public and School Library

About

Welcome to the Pahoa Public and School Library! Our library opened on Sept. 3, 1967. We’re located on the campus of Pahoa High and Elementary School and serve residents and students from two area schools. Recently, we were an important hub after being hit by a hurricane and lava flows approached from Kilauea volcano.


Upcoming events at this branch

Pahoa - Babies, Books, and Blankets Logo

Welcome to Babies, Books, and Blankets, a lapsit for babies 2 and under. Bring your baby and a blanket to sit on. We’ll provide the books, songs, and games!

Program is suitable for age 2 and under. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

 

Logo for the Pacific Tsunami Museum - a giant white breaking wave over a blue background, with the Museum's name in red under the crest of the wave.

PROGRAM CHANGE

In honor of Tsunami Awareness Month, the Pahoa Public Library will be hosting a free public talk by Dr. Walt Dudley from the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo. Talk topic will be the 1946 April Fools Day Tsunami, Let Us Not Forget Hawaii’s Most Deadly Natural Hazard.
This talk is part of the Pacific Tsunami Museum’s 30th Anniversary Tsunami Talk Series, commemorating three decades of educating and raising awareness about tsunami preparedness and resilience at the Pacific Tsunami Museum.
Monday April 1st, 2024
Doors Open : 5:00pm
Talk Starts: 5:10pm
Program is suitable for age 13 and over. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.
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 808-965-2171 as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required.
storytime

Family Story Time! Come join us for fun stories, dances, and songs.

Program is suitable for age 2 and over. All children must be accompanied by a parent or an adult caregiver.

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.

A boy and a girl reading books in front of a pink background.

Would you like to hear a story in Japanese? Then come and join our presenter, Elorah, on Wednesday afternoons! Stories will be for keiki age 3-6, but everyone is welcome.

 

Program is suitable for age 3 and up. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

Pahoa - Babies, Books, and Blankets Logo

Welcome to Babies, Books, and Blankets, a lapsit for babies 2 and under. Bring your baby and a blanket to sit on. We’ll provide the books, songs, and games!

Program is suitable for age 2 and under. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

 

Top half of the movie poster for the 1919 silent film, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." The title of the movie is in yellow over a red field. Underneath is an old-fashioned lamp post, and the gaunt figure of a vampire.

Come and get some culture by watching the 1919 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

A milestone of the silent film era and one of the first “art films” to gain international acclaim, this eerie German classic from 1919 remains the most prominent example of German expressionism in the emerging art of the cinema. Stylistically, the look of the film’s painted sets–distorted perspectives, sharp angles, twisted architecture–was designed to reflect (or express) the splintered psychology of its title character, a sinister figure who uses a lanky somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) as a circus attraction. But when Caligari and his sleepwalker are suspected of murder, their novelty act is surrounded by more supernatural implications. With its mad-doctor scenario, striking visuals, and a haunting, zombie-like character at its center, Caligari was one of the first horror films to reach an international audience, sending shock waves through artistic circles and serving as a strong influence on the classic horror films of the 1920s, ’30s, and beyond. It’s a museum piece today, of interest more for its historical importance, but Caligari still casts a considerable spell.” Jeff Shannon

Program is suitable for age 12 and over. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

storytime

Family Story Time! Come join us for fun stories, dances, and songs.

Program is suitable for age 2 and over. All children must be accompanied by a parent or an adult caregiver.

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.

A boy and a girl reading books in front of a pink background.

Would you like to hear a story in Japanese? Then come and join our presenter, Elorah, on Wednesday afternoons! Stories will be for keiki age 3-6, but everyone is welcome.

 

Program is suitable for age 3 and up. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

Pahoa - Babies, Books, and Blankets Logo

Welcome to Babies, Books, and Blankets, a lapsit for babies 2 and under. Bring your baby and a blanket to sit on. We’ll provide the books, songs, and games!

Program is suitable for age 2 and under. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

 

Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon dressed as their characters from "Fever Pitch."

Please join us for the 2005 movie, Fever Pitch.

When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben’s obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.” – IMDB.com

Program is suitable for age 12 and over. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

Hours

Date Time
Monday 12:00PM-4:00PM & 5:00PM-7:00PM -
Tuesday 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM -
Wednesday 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM -
Thursday 9:00AM-12:00PM - 1:00PM-4PM
Friday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday CLOSED - CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED - CLOSED

Access

Parking spots 6
Parking fee Free
Handicap parking spots 1
Book drop off Yes
Restrooms Yes

Services

Computers 8
Magazines 23
Newspapers 2
WiFi Yes
Friends' book store No
Free computer classes No
Meeting rooms No
Photocopying Yes
Test proctoring services No

ALERT | The Kaimuki, Pearl City, & Kaneohe Pop-up locations that are normally open on Sundays will be closed for Easter, March 31st.

In State observance of the Good Friday holiday, all public libraries will be closed on March 29, 2024.