Hawaii State
Public Library System

• June 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Music
• Contact: 808-832-3466

Celebrate the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!

Come play music with the library staff! It’s a free and casual ‘ukulele jam session. We’ll play a few songs together, and song sheets are l be provided for the selected song list. Bring your own ‘ukulele, or use one of ours, on a first come, first served basis. You can also just sing along, with no instrument. Program is suited for keiki to kūpuna – come in and jam with us!  

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.

• June 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment
• Contact: 808-832-3466

Enjoy a PG-13 movie before the next film in the series/franchise debuts this summer! Movies are for those 13 years of age and up. Anyone under 13 years old must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. The auditorium gets cold, so dress accordingly. Outside food and drinks are welcome. Limit is 10 – first-come, first-served.

June’s movie is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Synopsis: In 1957, Indiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

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.

• June 20, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:45 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-832-3466

In celebration of the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!

Join Mr. Kneel for a fun beatbox and rhymes performance about choosing the proper foods to power our bodies. This free 45-minute program is suitable for ages 5+.

Mr. Kneel is an entertainer and educator who brings his fun, yet powerful, message of self-respect to students and families with amazing talent and passion.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i and the 2023 SRC sponsors. This is a production of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the University of Hawai‘i.

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.

• June 30, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Art, Community
• Contact: 808-832-3466

Come and create a craft from Perler beads or paper! Program is suitable for those 5 to 18 years of age. We recommend that those age 5-6 years old come in with an adult helper (parent or caregiver). Limit is 12. You must RSVP below for each person attending the event. Or, contact the library for help to RSVP online.

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 17, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment
• Contact: 808-832-3466

Enjoy a PG-13 movie before the next film in the series/franchise debuts this summer! Movies are for those 13 years of age and up. Anyone under 13 years old must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. The auditorium gets cold, so dress accordingly. Outside food and drinks are welcome. Limit is 10 – first-come, first-served.

July’s movie is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: out of the shadows (2016). Synopsis: The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy Shredder, who has new allies: mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady, and the alien being Krang.

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.