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Nāʻālehu Public Library
About
Welcome to the Nāʻālehu Public Library! One of the smallest libraries in HSPLS, our 775- sq. ft. “portable” library building opened in its present location on Feb. 24, 1994. Following a two year expansion project, the newly-renovated 1,676-sq. ft. library reopened on November 15, 2021. The Library expansion project was a partnership between the Hawai‘i State Public Library System, the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, and the United States Department of Agriculture that provided grant funding to expand the building.
Nāʻālehu is considered the “southernmost community in the USA” which would make our library the “southernmost library in the USA.” Our library serves patrons from Nāʻālehu through Ocean View.
The Nāʻālehu Public Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is a ZIP code based mailing program. Families must live a specific Hawaii Island ZIP codes to participate.
To register, click your ZIP code to download the registration form or visit the branch. You may return the form by mail or drop it off at the branch. The participating library will also offer programs that complement the books the children receive, and will provide other activities to promote literacy and reading.
- 96772 (Nāʻālehu) | Download Application
- 96777 (Pāhala) | Download Application
For more information, visit the ‘Ohana Readers website.
Upcoming events at this branch
- March 18, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Categories: Entertainment, Music
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join us for live classical music with the West Hawaii Woodwind Quintet, one of the Kamuela Philharmonicʻs chamber ensembles. Free and suitable for all ages. 🙂
Young children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Sponsored through a grant from the County of 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.
- April 22, 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Categories: Books, History, Learning
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join us for a fascinating reading from author Jeremy Vaeni’s work “Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence.”
Jeremy Vaeni is the author of several books, including “Urgency and I Am To Tell You This And I Am To Tell You It Is Fiction.” He will read from and discuss his latest memoir, a love-letter to Hawaii, entitled “Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence.” For the first time, Jeremy is opening up completely about his 25 years and counting of living with an energy commonly called “kundalini,” but which he calls, “the Will of Silence.”
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 30, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
- Categories: Causes, Environment, Learning, Science
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join the University of Hawaiʻi ʻŌhiʻa Love Team for a showing of their film Protecting Hawaiiʻs Native Forests (9 mins), followed by a Q & A session and discussion about the latest ROD research findings, and how to protect ʻŌhiʻa from Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD).
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.
Hours
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Tuesday | 10:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-6:00PM - |
| Wednesday | 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Thursday | 10:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-6:00PM - |
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
Access
| Parking spots | 16 |
| Parking fee | Free |
| Handicap parking spots | 1 |
| Book drop off | Yes |
| Restrooms | Yes |
Services
| Computers | 5 |
| Magazines | 2 |
| Newspapers | 2 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Friends' book store | Yes |
| Free computer classes | No |
| Meeting rooms | No |
| Photocopying | Yes |
| Test proctoring services | Yes |
