Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• December 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Please join us for weekly preschool story time on Monday, December 1st, 8th, and 15th with our new Children’s Librarian Aunty Cynthia!

(Special holiday story time with Santa will be held on Monday, December 22nd).

Storytime – preschool age-appropriate stories read aloud, interactive songs or games and then 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.

• December 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Holiday Season
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Who’s ready for winter festivities?

Enjoy an evening of cookies, carols, games, and letters to Santa.
Hooray for holiday cheer!

All ages 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.

• December 16, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Community member and Kahuku High and Intermediate School math teacher, Mike Lin will lead YOUNG ME TAI CHI forms with music.

Attendees will learn about this ancient relaxing and strengthening art form by following along with the introductory exercises to experience the physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits of Tai-Chi.

30 minute sessions to be held outside, behind the library.

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.

• December 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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 Kumu 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.

• December 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Books, Holiday Season, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Celebrate the holiday season at the Library!

Santa Claus will be spreading joy through a delightful 30-minute story session, sharing beloved holiday tales, and taking photos with keiki and their families. Use your own camera to capture the special moment with Santa! Keiki will receive a special gift, while supplies last.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 6, but all ages are welcome to this free event. All children must be accompanied by a parent or 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. All programs are subject to change.

• December 23, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Films & Movies, Holiday Season
• Contact: 808-293-8935

We are showing four holiday favs from noon to 6:30pm.

Come and enjoy some popcorn and soak in some holiday cheer.

Supplies provided on a first come, first serve basis.

• Home Alone (PG) 
  Runtime: 102 min.
  A mischievous 8-year-old who’s picked on by his older siblings and ignored by his parents would really rather be left alone—and that’s exactly what happens when he gets accidentally left behind in a frenzied rush to the airport for a family vacation in Paris over the holiday season. After learning to fend for himself, the boy has to protect his house against two bumbling burglars who are planning to rob it.
• Home Alone 2 (PG) 
  Runtime: 120 min.
  In this sequel, resourceful youngster Kevin McCallister is separated from his family and faces familiar foes in the Big Apple.
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG)
  Runtime: 96 min.
  This adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic features Jim Carrey in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. The miser is paid a visit by each so that he may learn the value of holiday spirit before it’s too late.
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG)
  Runtime: 76 min.
  Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.

All films are screened courtesy of the Swank Movie License.

All ages 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.  See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• January 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-293-8935

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

From the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today.

Bestselling author Kate Moore brings her sparkling narrative voice to The Woman They Could Not Silence, an unputdownable story of the forgotten woman who courageously fought for her own freedom – and in so doing freed millions more.

Additional copies of the novel will be available at Kahuku Public and School Library.

A list of the 2026 titles is available upon request. Please attend a meeting and inquire with facilitator.

Recommended for ages 18 and over.

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.

• January 5, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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

Storytime includes reading picture books, singing sweet songs, storytelling with felt/flannel pieces, puppets, and may even include a craft.

Best suited for children between the ages of 2 to 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.

• January 6, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-293-8935

In this fun new adventure from DreamWorks Animation’s popular comedy about a wild group of animal outlaws, our reformed Bad Guys are really trying to do good. But instead, they get caught up in a crazy, world-spanning heist planned by a new team of criminals they never saw coming — the Bad Girls.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 104 minutes

Popcorn will be provided on a first come, first served basis.

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.

• January 6, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Community member and Kahuku High and Intermediate School math teacher, Mike Lin will lead YOUNG ME TAI CHI forms with music.

Attendees will learn about this ancient relaxing and strengthening art form by following along with the introductory exercises to experience the physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits of Tai-Chi.

30 minute sessions to be held outside, behind the library.

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.