Kahuku Public and School Library

Address

56-490 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI 96731
Directions

TEL: 808-293-8935

Front entrance of the Kahuku Public & School Library

About

Welcome to the Kahuku Public & School Library! Designed by architect Dennis Toyomura, our library opened on Nov. 25, 1968 on Kahuku High and Intermediate School campus on Oahu’s North Shore. Our library serves students, faculty, residents of Kahuku, Kaaawa, Laie, Hauula, Sunset Beach, and “snowbirds” during winter. There is a real sense of community at our library where some patrons have come “full-circle.”

Battle of the books logoKo‘olauloa Battle of the Books

Learn more about the Ko‘olauloa Battle of the Books program.

Upcoming events at this branch

Monday Preschool Time
Story Time graphic book open with rainbow and mountain rocket, balloon

Please join us for weekly, preschool programming on Monday mornings at 10am.

Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Magnet Tiles)

or

Storytime – picture books, songs, felt stories, puppets, and/or a craft.

Best suited for children between the ages of 2 and 5.

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.

 

Kumu Kamaile presents ‘Oli
Kumu Kamaile Tai Hook of Hau'ula
Celebrate Summer Reading! Our summer theme is E Heluhelu Kākou: Mele, and Hawaii’s public libraries will be celebrating the power of storytelling through music, chants, and poetry.

 

Kamailelauli’i Tai Hook works as the Kumu Papa Māla aʻo for the Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Hau’ula on the North Shore of O’ahu.

This program will focus on ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i and the share the art of the ‘oli (chant).

“Chanted Hawaiian words and phrases could be called spoken Hawaiian poetry because of their rhythm and beauty. This poetry was often filled with kaona (hidden meanings). A phrase about a pua (flower) could be referring to a sweetheart or a beloved place, even a highly regarded monarch. A phrase mentioning chattering birds may refer to gossip, for example. The mana (spiritual power) of an oli is layered in its themes and kaona. Additional hidden meanings, like rain as a metaphor for love, or the lehua blossom as a metaphor for warrior, could make a chant either a recounting of an actual event or reference to love and war, depending on who heard and understood the chant. As such, the oli may be understood on different levels by different people.

Chants were composed for many reasons, such as chants of birth, death, genealogy, love, naming, praise, prophecy, or events. A chant composed for a particular person became the property of that person or that ‘ohana.”

Source: The Hidden Power and Tradition of Oli By Karen Valentine Kapono

Sponsored by the KEY Project and the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK).

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.

Family Movie: Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch movie poster

Join us for a family friendly movie mini-marathon. The featured films to go along with our Summer Reading Challenge theme will be Lilo & Stitch (PG).

In Lilo & Stitch, get ready to crash-land on Earth with Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet. As he wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien “puppy” of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ‘ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family. This film is 85 minutes long.

Popcorn will be provided. First come, first served.

This screening is made possible by the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK) and the Swank Movie Licensing.

 

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.

 

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi for Kūpuna with ʻAnakē Gigi and La’a of Ke Ola Mamo
Hawaiian woman with lei and green dress

Join us on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays for Kūpuna Hour as we partner with Ke Ola Mamo to provide ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: Hawaiian Language lessons and other Hawaiian cultural activities led by ʻAnakē Gigi “Virginia” Takaki and her daughter La’amea.

 

“Aloha Mai Kakou O ʻAnakē Gigi keia, Hula, ‘Ōlelo, ‘Oli, Himeni (Mele)”

Aunty Gigi is a musical force to be reckoned with, specializing in Traditional Hawaiian, Polynesian and island contemporary music. When she’s not strumming her ‘ukulele, guitar, upright bass or electric bass, you’ll find her as a Traditional Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner for Ke Ola Mamo, a Non-Profit Health and Wellness Organization. Aunty Gigi has traveled the world sharing her music and makes it her mission to mentor the next generation in the music industry while sharing the Aloha Spirit wherever she goes.

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.

Monday Preschool Time
Story Time graphic book open with rainbow and mountain rocket, balloon

Please join us for weekly, preschool programming on Monday mornings at 10am.

Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Magnet Tiles)

or

Storytime – picture books, songs, felt stories, puppets, and/or a craft.

Best suited for children between the ages of 2 and 5.

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.

 

Mele & Mending
Sewing kit

Do you needle a little time to mend?

Bring your project to the Kahuku Cool Lab to make some Pin Pals and finally get those garments fixed. We know sewing is harder than it seams, but it doesn’t have to be! We’ll be bobbin to vintage Hawaiian vinyl albums while we sew-cialize and take the i-knit-iative. We hope to see you sewn. Okay, no more puns. We’re out of material.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK).

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.

Hawaiʻi Archival Film: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi
A woman in a white muʻumuʻu dances hula in front of a band of five women playing instruments and singing.

HAWAI‘I PONO‘I, the newly restored 1970 film (60 minutes) is a visually stunning and poetic meditation on music, the gods in the Hawaiian pantheon, and the mystique and ancestry of Hana, Maui.

Called ”Hawai‘i’s answer to Woodstock,” the festive Ho‘olaule‘a O Hana Maui featured artists ‘Iolani Luahine, the Farden Sisters, Gabby Pahinui, Ka‘upena Wong, Palani Vaughan, and Eddie Kamae.

Sponsored by ‘Ulu ‘Ulu Moving Image Archive (UH WOAHU) and Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK).

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. 

Beginner Line Dancing with Robbie Snyder
Photo of 3 pairs of dancing boots

Come learn beginner line dances with us! Our seasoned instructor will walk through the dances slowly and give careful instruction. Pop in for a fun night of books, boots, and laughter.

Robbie (they/them) works on eradicating little fire ants and coqui frogs by day. By night, they love line dancing with the LGBTQ+ friendly group Blazing Saddles. Robbie has boot scooted and boogied from Maine to Iowa and from Colorado to California. They can’t wait to share some of their favorite beginner line dances with you!

No experience necessary, all levels welcome.

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. 

Family Movie: Lilo & Stitch 2
Lilo, Stitch, and Nani surfing.

Join us for a family friendly movie mini-marathon. The featured films to go along with our Summer Reading Challenge theme will be Lilo & Stitch 2 (PG).

In Lilo & Stitch 2, the second sequel to the 2002 Disney hit finds the alien Stitch plagued by a molecular deficiency and Lilo (voice of Dakota Fanning) flummoxed by a theme for her hula competition. This film is 69 minutes long.

Popcorn will be provided. First come, first served.

This screening is made possible by the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK) and the Swank Movie Licensing.

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.

Fun, Magic and Storytime with The Fairy Grandmother, Susie Roth
Fairy Grandmother, Susie Roth

Please join us for a special story time filled with fun, magic and movement features, “The Fairy Grandmother,” Susie Roth.

This program is best suited for those between 3-7 years of age.

 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kahuku.

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

Access

Parking spots 8
Parking fee Free
Handicap parking spots 1
Book drop off Yes
Restrooms Yes

Services

Computers 11
Magazines 0
Newspapers 1
WiFi Yes
Friends' book store Yes
Free computer classes Yes
Meeting rooms Yes
Photocopying Yes
Test proctoring services Yes

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