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.”
Learn more about the Ko‘olauloa Battle of the Books program.
Attend a free one-hour session on computer basics. Participants will learn:
Registration is required. Sign up on the Kahuku Public and School Library’s registration page or call the library.
A partnership of Hawaii State Public Library System and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division. Funding provided by a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant.
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.
Community member and Kahuku High and Intermediate School math teacher, Mike Lin will demonstrate 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.
Please join us for weekly preschool programming on Wednesday mornings at 10am to 11:30am.
Storytime – preschool age-appropriate stories read aloud, interactive songs or games and then Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Duplo).
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.
Introducing Kahuku Public and School Library’s first Youth Book Club which will include discussions about a selected book, section by section.
These sessions will be facilitated by Retired Education (BYUH) Professor Karen Latham.
The first session, please be ready to discuss pages 1 through 70.
Assigned pages will be announced at the end of the sessions.
A reading guide is available at the Kahuku Public and School Library and will help participants organize their thoughts.
Reading guide notes will be used to make a book journal that can be kept afterwards.
Also, each participant will create a special keepsake keychain with their favorite character. Supplies will be provided.
We will have videos and music to accompany the discussions, too.
Each session will be 1 hour long and there will be 4 sessions held consecutively on Wednesdays- August 21, 28, September 4, 11.
This program is best suited for upper elementary and intermediate school students.
The next Youth Book Club selection will be announced at the final session on September 11, along with the dates.
For more information, please call the library at 808-293-8935.
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.
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 10am, the Kūpuna Hour at Kahuku Library will provide a variety of engaging activities such as music, games, and art.
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.
Attend a free one-hour session on connecting to and navigating the Internet. Participants will learn:
Registration is required. Sign up on the Kahuku Public and School Library’s registration page or call the library.
A partnership of Hawaii State Public Library System and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division. Funding provided by a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant.
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.
Is it hard to get to your doctor’s office? Do you prefer to meet online but don’t know how? You can now check out Telehealth Kits through the library!
This new service allows you to connect with your healthcare team without having to set foot in an office. Find out more about how you can check out a Telehealth Kit at this information session.
Ages 18 and older.
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.
Community member and Kahuku High and Intermediate School math teacher, Mike Lin will demonstrate 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.
Please join us for weekly preschool programming on Wednesday mornings at 10am to 11:30am.
Storytime – preschool age-appropriate stories read aloud, interactive songs or games and then Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Duplo).
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.
Every FIRST AND THIRD Thursday of the month from August to December 2024, Kūpuna Hour will partner with Ke Ola Mamo to provide ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: Hawaiian Language lessons led by Aunty Gigi with kokua from Uncle Nohea Kanahele of Ni’ihau.
Thursdays, August 1st and 15th
Thursdays, September 5th and 19th
Thursdays, October 3rd and 17th
Thursdays, November 7th and 21st
Thursdays, December 5th and 19th
“Aloha Mai Kakou O Anaka 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.
Date | Time |
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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 |
Parking spots | 8 |
Parking fee | Free |
Handicap parking spots | 1 |
Book drop off | Yes |
Restrooms | Yes |
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 |