Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 9, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Join us for a demonstration of HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters).

This free, parent-involved, school-readiness program offers home-based early childhood education for two, three, and four-year-old keiki. We will cover math, literacy, and motor skills together.

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.

• July 10, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in August; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Music
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Join us for a performance by Kenny Endo and the Taiko Center of the Pacific! This wonderful taiko troupe will present ʻUmeke Kāʻeo: A Calabash Full To the Brim, filling listeners with food-themed knowledge in honor of our Summer Reading Challenge!

This program is produced by the UH Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with funding provided by the Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 15, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

July’s book club pick is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 16, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Books, Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Susie Roth, the Fairy Grandmother, will be at Storytime! There will be a unique combination of reading and magic! Fun for keiki 2-7. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. Come join us!

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. The program schedule is subject to change.

• July 17, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in August; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Causes, Community, Environment, Learning
• Contact: 808-377-2456

2026 is Makahiki Kuleana Kahakai: the Year of Our Coastal Kuleana.

Discover Hawaiʻi’s living shoreline, learning about limu, coral reefs, native fish, and how nearshore ecosystems support life across our islands. A local expert will share insights into nearby coastal habitats, the species that depend on them, along with hands-on ways to help protect, restore our waters through conservation and volunteer efforts. This free, 30-minute program is suitable for all ages.

Presented by the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife, in partnership with local conservation organizations.

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.

Image credit: Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources

• July 24, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in August; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 31, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in August; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 1, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: History, Learning
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Join us for a talk by retired NOAA scientist and marine archaeologist Hans van Tilburg! He will discuss marine science conducted in and around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Come learn about history and marine biology in our own Hawaiian waters!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.