Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• 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 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Poetry, Writing
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Poetry is a powerful medium for communicating our thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Let your imagination loose and invite your mind’s abstractions to take shape as we explore the work of
notable poets to inspire our own.

Join us in rejoicing all things poetry as we read, write, and share.

Best suited for adults.

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.

• July 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Please join us for math-made-easy fun!

Our creative activities will teach math in a cool new way with exciting games and crafts.

This program is best suited for grades K-5.

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.

• July 25, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Often times, mele is accompanied by meaʻai, so why not learn to make a paʻina tote to carry your ‘ono entrees to the next kanikapila.

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

Synthetic webbing for the handles will be provided. The pa’ina tote has a special pocket to insert a piece of cardboard for stability.

If you don’t want to make the pocket, no worries. It’s optional.

Friday afternoon (7/25 noon to 3pm) will be reserved for selecting fabric from our donation bin, cutting and taking home to wash.

Instructions will be available upon request if participants have their own fabric and just want to come on Monday to sew.

Monday (7/28 from 10am to 3pm) will be the day for sewing.

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).

• July 25, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-293-8935

James by Percival Everett

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view

“Genius”—The Atlantic • “A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own.”—Chicago Tribune • “A provocative, enlightening literary work of art.”—The Boston Globe • “Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.”—The New York Times

When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.  

Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.

Additional copies of the novel will be available at Kahuku Public and School Library and/or may be requested from other libraries within HSPLS.

Not all the selections for the upcoming months have been made. Please join us and help us decide what to read next!

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.

• July 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Often times, mele is accompanied by meaʻai, so why not learn to make a paʻina tote to carry your ‘ono entrees to the next kanikapila.

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

Synthetic webbing for the handles will be provided. The pa’ina tote has a special pocket to insert a piece of cardboard for stability.

If you don’t want to make the pocket, no worries. It’s optional.

Friday afternoon (7/25 noon to 3pm) will be reserved for selecting fabric from our donation bin, cutting and taking home to wash.

Instructions will be available upon request if participants have their own fabric and just want to come on Monday to sew.

Monday (7/28 from 10am to 3pm) will be the day for sewing.

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).