Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• November 5, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-293-8935

LEGO lovers can join us for two hours of free play with LEGO bricks.

No sign up is required for this drop-in program, and the library will provide the LEGO pieces.

Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Lego Free Play will be held in the Kahuku Cool Lab (back programming room). 

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.

• November 6, 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.

• November 7, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Handmade gifts are the best. Create a custom Grandma’s Fan potholder for a loved one this holiday season.

Session 1: Friday, Nov. 7th from 1-3pm – Prep Fabric

Session 2: Monday, Nov. 10th from 1-4pm – Sewing

Donated fabric will be available or sewists are invited to bring their own sturdy cotton material.

Space will be limited to 6 participants.

Please call the library to reserve your spot. 808-293-8935

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.

• November 7, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us for our next Book Club meeting as we dive into Remarkably Bright Creatures — soon to be a Netflix film and a Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!

Named a Best Book of Summer by Chicago Tribune, The View, Southern Living, and USA Today, this bestselling novel is “for fans of A Man Called Ove,” offering a charming, witty, and compulsively readable journey through friendship, healing, and an unexpected connection between a widow and a giant Pacific octopus.

Don’t miss the chance to discuss this heartwarming and unforgettable story with fellow readers!

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.

• November 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Handmade gifts are the best. Create a custom Grandma’s Fan potholder for a loved one this holiday season.

Session 1: Friday, Nov. 7th from 1-3pm – Prep Fabric

Session 2: Monday, Nov. 10th from 1-4pm – Sewing

Donated fabric will be available or sewists are invited to bring their own sturdy cotton material.

Space will be limited to 6 participants.

Please call the library to reserve your spot. 808-293-8935

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.

• November 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-293-8935

LEGO lovers can join us for two hours of free play with LEGO bricks.

No sign up is required for this drop-in program, and the library will provide the LEGO pieces.

Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Lego Free Play will be held in the Kahuku Cool Lab (back programming room). 

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.

• November 18, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join Kahuku HS Alumni Mariaha Ah You, Kēhau Hikila, Lucy Mariteragi, and Ella Uyehara, as they share their new book series.

They will also discuss strategies for using picture books and storytelling to help reduce math anxiety. 

Although the first book is for upper elementary to intermediate school students, the idea of rethinking math concepts to make them more memorable and less daunting applies to all levels of math study. Come out and listen to this inventive story that will help alleviate math-related worries.

Fun math activity to follow. Authors will be available afterward for book purchases and signing. 

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.

• November 21, 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.

• November 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Based on a Battle of the Books selection, The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

A young orphan named Hugo Cabret lives in a train station in 1930s Paris and tries to repair a mechanical man built by his father. Eventually, Hugo befriends a filmmaker and his goddaughter, who help him understand the mystery of his dad’s invention.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 126 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.

• December 5, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-293-8935

AN INDIE NEXT PICK!

“From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them.

“Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for—or rather, demands—the teenager’s help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners.” – HarperCollins publisher website

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 at librarieshawaii.org/events.