Accessibility Statement

The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System’s website is designed to be compatible with a wide variety of browsers, and with assistive technologies in mind. To this end, our website conforms to W3C’s “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA. Our goal is to continue to work to make access available to all individuals, and therefore we will continue to improve our compatibility based on new standards.

Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 2 business days and to propose a solution within 14 business days.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In observance of General Election Day, all public libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In observance of Veterans Day, all public libraries will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In observance of Thanksgiving Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In observance of Christmas Day, all public libraries will be closed on Friday, December 25, 2026.

ALERT #1 | All libraries on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Lāna‘i, Maui, and Moloka‘i will be open on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Per Governor Josh Green’s directive, all Kaua‘i libraries will remain closed through Friday, September 11. Please check our website for reopening announcements and the latest service updates.

ALERT #2 | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - We are currently experiencing issues with logging in to the HSPLS app.  We are working to resolve the problem.  Thank you for your patience.