Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 7, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong?  Stop by the library for a chance to play!  Tables are open for teen and adult players.  Beginners are welcome, but availability of instructors or mentors is not guaranteed.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

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 8, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Learning, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple  and fun program that promotes reading to  newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. This challenge is a simple, yet fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills and helps young children gain the confidence necessary to become strong readers.

The concept is simple: read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten.  Each participant will receive a special passport and may have their passports “stamped” for each 100 books read.  

Pick up your child’s packet when you register at our Children’s Reference Desk.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

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, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Allegro Keiki creates live instrumental musical experiences tailored for the youngest audiences and their caregivers.  Driven by a passion for making instrumental and classical music inclusive, accessible and fun, Allegro Keiki offers interactive programs that spark joy and curiosity in little listeners.  By blending both familiar and new songs with expressive sensory exploration, these events provide an inspiring and unforgettable introduction to instrumental music for children and their caregivers.  Performed by members of O‘ahu’s Kai String Quartet, professional musicians who are also parents themselves. Members of the Kai Quartet are frequent performers with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra and other local arts and education organizations. After the performance, Allegro Keiki will host an Instrument “Petting Zoo”, an opportunity for keiki and caregivers to get hands on with small violins and cellos.  For more information visit Allegro Keiki website or @allegrokeiki on Instagram.

All ages welcome, but young children must be accompanied by an adult.  This program is sponsored by the Friends of Library Kapolei and is being held in lieu of of our regularly scheduled Keiki Storytime.

All programs are subject to change. 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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar. 

• July 11, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Learning, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple  and fun program that promotes reading to  newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. This challenge is a simple, yet fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills and helps young children gain the confidence necessary to become strong readers.

The concept is simple: read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten.  Each participant will receive a special passport and may have their passports “stamped” for each 100 books read.  

Pick up your packet when you register at our Children’s Reference Desk.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

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 11, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Join the Hitbox Music Ensemble for an afternoon of live video game and anime music. Having performed at past venues like Comic Con Honolulu and Kawaii Kon, this small-symphonic music group will perform music from familiar and not-so-familiar video games and anime titles. This is one of several performances this summer that the Ensemble are putting together for visibility and advocacy of the video game music genre.

This program, appropriate for all ages, is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

All programs are subject to change.  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 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Food, Learning
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Tweens and teens are invited to create their own custom-colored boba tea art made from heat-fusible Perler Beads!

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.  

All programs are subject to change.  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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Learning, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple  and fun program that promotes reading to  newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. This challenge is a simple, yet fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills and helps young children gain the confidence necessary to become strong readers.

The concept is simple: read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten.  Each participant will receive a special passport and may have their passports “stamped” for each 100 books read.  

Pick up your child’s packet when you register at our Children’s Reference Desk.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

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, 2026 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Entertainment, Games
• Contact: 808-693-7050

• July 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Learning, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple  and fun program that promotes reading to  newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. This challenge is a simple, yet fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills and helps young children gain the confidence necessary to become strong readers.

The concept is simple: read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten.  Each participant will receive a special passport and may have their passports “stamped” for each 100 books read.  

Pick up your packet when you register at our Children’s Reference Desk.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kapolei.

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 18, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Games
• Contact: 808-693-7050

Gather your friends and family and experience Kapolei Public Library’s first Speed Puzzling Competition!  Speed puzzling is a competitive jigsaw puzzle event where teams race to assemble a puzzle as quickly as possible. Come by yourself or bring a team of up to 8 players (individuals and smaller teams will be combined if needed) and race the clock and the competition to complete a 1,000-piece puzzle for a chance to win some prizes! 
Keiki, teens, and families welcome. All young children must be accompanied by an adult.  

All programs are subject to change.  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.  See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.