Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• December 28, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Join us every Sunday morning at 10:30am for Family Storytime at Kaimuki Public Library. Families can enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, bubbles, and time for coloring or a small craft. Best for ages 3-5,  but all ages are welcome. 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 the 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 28, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Great Scott! Has it been 40 years already? Come and celebrate this milestone of the classic ’80s movie Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson with Part III of the Back to the Future series.

Doc Brown has decided to live in the Old West of the 1880’s. But when he’s in danger of meeting an untimely end, Marty travels back into the past to rescue him. There’s just one problem: Doc is so smitten by a schoolteacher that he’s become distracted. Now, it’s up to Marty to keep Doc out of trouble, get the DeLorean running, and put the past, present and future on track so they can all get back to where and when they belong.

This movie is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association. Contains mild action and some language, as well as suspenseful scenes. Parental guidance is suggested. Young children need to be accompanied by either a parent or legal guardian. Mahalo to the Friends of Kaimuki Public Library for sponsoring this event. 

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 11, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Films & Movies, History, Learning
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Shikata Ga Nai, a phrase that means “It cannot be helped” in Japanese is also the title of an independent film that will have a special showing at Kaimuki Public Library.

It is 1999, and Tats is a WWII vet and member of the famed 442 Regimental Combat Team. Tats spends his time gardening, watching TV, and talking with an old army buddy. But the quietude in his life conceals his inner struggle. The war has been over for 50 years, but Tats relives it every day due to a haunting secret about his time in battle.

Inspired by the true life tendencies of many 442 veterans who have never shared their war experiences with family, Shikata Ga Nai shines a light on the interior battles that these aging heroes have had to face on their own. Written & directed by Eric Nemoto and edited by Denny Hironaga, the film stars: Dann Seki, Denise Aiko Chinen, Devon Nekoba, Seth Okumura, and Allan Okubo.

This film is recommended for teens and adults and is suitable for those 13 years of age or older due to mature historical themes, potential emotional intensity, and discussions of injustice. Parental guidance is suggested.  

Some of the cast/crew will be available for a Q&A after the film showing.  If time permits, a 15-minute PowerPoint on the making of the film will also be shown.  Light refreshments will be provided to those in attendance.

Mahalo to the Nisei Veterans Legacy for sponsoring this program.

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 12, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
• Contact: 808-733-8422

• January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Location: Meeting Room

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world’s three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora’s operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that’s been hidden from the world for decades.

Parental guidance is suggested. Some material may not be suitable for young children. This movie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association (MCA) for intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference. Mahalo to the Friends of Kaimuki Public Library for sponsoring this event.

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 26, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha pumehana kākou!  Feel free to join us for our second Hawaiian 101 class at the Kaimukī Public Library.                                                                                                                                                         We are continuing the Basic Hawaiian Language class for those interested in learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in a fun and engaging way.                                                                                                                           This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure.                                                               No prior music experience needed.

Please keep in mind this is a beginner level Hawaiian language class.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 3-4pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.

This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.                                                                                                                                    For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

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 26, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8422

Aloha ʻĀina!  All are invited to join the advanced Hawaiian Language class.  Please note that this class is a continuation of the Hawaiian 102 with concentration of the development of language speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, writing and cultural understanding.  

As this class is a more intermediate class, please note that prior Hawaiian Language experience is needed.

Feel free to join us for our second Hawaiian 101 class at the Kaimukī Public Library.                                                                                                                                                                                                      This class will be taught by Librarian Moki Renti Cruz who will incorporate Hawaiian songs as a tool to help build vocabulary and understand sentence structure.                                                              No prior music experience needed.

For those of you interested, this class will be held every Monday from 4:30-5:30pm, excluding holidays or specific dates when the Kumu is unable to make it to class.

This class is recommended for youth ages 13 and up.  Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

To register for this program please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or give us a call at: (808)733-8422.                                                                                                                                  For more information please contact our library at: (808)733-8422.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Please don’t wait to register, as we are limiting the class size to 20 individuals. 

E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

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.