Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• November 7, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Health & Wellness
• Contact: 808-453-6566

You’ll explore easy and gentle techniques that promote mindfulness in your daily movements. Virna expertly modifies techniques to suit your individual needs. This practice is beneficial for individuals of all ages. No previous yoga experience needed. Comfortable clothing is recommended. Registration required.

Virna Cheung is a passionate Yoga instructor who has been sharing the transformative benefits of yoga since 2015.

Registration is required. Please contact the library at 808-453-6566.

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.

• November 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Community, History, Learning, Research
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Who were the Nisei soldiers of World War II? What did they achieve both during and after the war and why is this still relevant to modern day Hawaiʻi?

In honor of Veterans Day, Byrnes Yamashita, president of the Nisei Veterans Legacy, will answer these questions and more in a presentation on the Nisei (second generation Japanese American) soldiers of World War II.

Yamashita’s overview begins with background on immigration, plantation and post-plantation life, start of the war and incarceration, formation of the all-Nisei Army units, explanation of their exploits during the war, and their post-war contributions.

About the presenter: Yamashita is a retired Navy engineer and the son of a Nisei soldier from 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• November 12, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Community, Health & Wellness, Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us for Tai Chi – a form of martial arts and low impact exercise for Older Adults 50+. Medical clearance by a physician is recommended. Wear comfortable clothing and covered-toe shoes. Bring bottled water or water in reusable drinkware.

About the instructors: Rebecca Neudorf and Ron Ishimaru are certified by the Tai Chi for Health Institute. They teach Sun style Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, an evidence-based exercise program endorsed by the CDC and the Hawaii Department of Health EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch.

Mahalo to the Friends of Pearl City Library for sponsoring this exercise 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.

• November 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Bring your kids into Pearl City Library every Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 to play and challenge their minds! Various puzzles and problem-solving toys are placed in the Children’s Room leading up to our weekly story time at 10:30.

Providing children with age-appropriate puzzles and toys develops their fine motor and problem-solving skills in a way that’s fun for everyone!

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.

• November 13, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us for a special, sharing themed storytime program in collaboration with the Critikos Minds Children’s Museum. Empower your keiki’s young minds through story-based inquiry, movement, and reflection.

Best suited for ages 2 to 5 years old, but all are welcome and encouraged to come!

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.

• November 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join Crochet & Fiber Artist Connie Lee Lynch for a beginner crochet class!

Whether you’ve never held a hook before or just need a refresher, this workshop will help you build the basic skills you need to get started.  Materials will be provided.

Registration is required. Please call: 808-453-6566.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Pearl City Public Library

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.

• November 19, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Health & Wellness, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Feeling overwhelmed by Medicare?

Join the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and AARP Hawaii for this free seminar and counseling event to take the guesswork out of your health care coverage.

• Learn about eligibility, costs, benefits and 2026 updates
• Get one-on-one support from certified SHIP counselors after the presentation

Registration is required. Please call: 808-453-6566.

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.

• November 20, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Bring your kids into Pearl City Library every Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 to play and challenge their minds! Various puzzles and problem-solving toys are placed in the Children’s Room leading up to our weekly story time at 10:30.

Providing children with age-appropriate puzzles and toys develops their fine motor and problem-solving skills in a way that’s fun for everyone!

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.

• November 20, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us every Thursday morning for an hour of themed stories, songs, rhymes, and so much more! Storytime lasts around 30 minutes with a fun craft to follow that keiki are sure to love!

Best suited for ages 2 to 5 years old, but all are welcome and encouraged to come!

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.

• November 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, History, Learning, Research
• Contact: 808-453-6566

In this presentation, representatives of the Okinawan Genealogical Society of Hawaii (OGSH) will describe the mission and history of the organization and how it supports learning about immigrant family genealogy and Okinawan history & culture. Another service the OGSH offers is to help Hawaii Okinawans find and meet their relatives in Okinawa. Members will share recent experiences of meeting their relatives abroad.​

Mahalo to the Friends of Pearl City Library for sponsoring this program.