Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 7, 2025 @ 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.

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.

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

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.

• July 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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. 

• July 8, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Dance, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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. 

• July 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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.

• July 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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.

• July 15, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Culture, Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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.

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Join us for a special presentation of The Return of Kapaemahu, a short film preview of the live performance composed and choreographed by Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne that tells the story of Hawaiiʻs legendary gender fluid healers.

Special guest Mark Mauikānehoalani Lovell will share his experience as a performer in the production, which takes place every Wednesday at 6:30pm on the Kūhiō Beach Hula Mound, steps from the site of the sacred stones in Waikīkī, where the māhū healers once lived and performed their miraculous cures.

Maui Lovell is a Hawaiian cultural resource manager, practitioner, and educator with the DOE, currently at Waikīkī Elementary.

A free activity workbook created by Kanaeokana will also be available while supplies last.

This program is open to all children, families, and teens.

The Return of Kapaemahu is based on Kapaemahu, the animated short film, children’s picture book, and Bishop Museum exhibition by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu that first brought the hidden history and meaning of the beloved moʻolelo to broad public attention in 2022.

North Shore residents Hamer and Wilson will also attend the Kahuku Library presentation to share information about their current storytelling initiative, Lei PuaʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi, which is producing The Return of Kapaemahu.

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.

• July 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Causes, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-293-8935

To celebrate 2025 as being the YEAR OF COMMUNITY FORESTS, Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents The Tiny Tree by Annie Cusick Wood!

Embark on an unforgettable cosmic adventure with Matt and his dad aboard Roger Rocketship as they explore distant galaxies. When their spaceship malfunctions, they land on a mysterious planet and discover a magical blue seed. Filled with upbeat songs, delightful creatures, and exciting adventures, this enchanting tale teaches the importance of caring for our planet and each other. 

Specifically developed for a younger audience, the 40-minute show is a fun interactive introduction to literature.

This free Honolulu Theatre for Youth performance is suitable for ages 4+. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Funded by a grant from the Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and by the Urban & Community Forestry Program of the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Region 5, State and Private Forestry.

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 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

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.

• July 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Dance, Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us for a family friendly movie night.

“Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter.” – Swank Movie Licensing website 

Popcorn will be provided. First come, first served.

This screening is made possible by the Friends of the Library Kahuku 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.