Hawaii State
Public Library System

• May 1, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

• May 1, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

• May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Enjoy the sounds of old Hawai’i with this hands-on experience most Saturdays* beginning at 10:00am.

Danny K Kila, Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar player & teacher, will be in the library’s central atrium sharing melodies and stories from John W. Troutman’s Kika Kila: How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music.

Stop by and give it a try. Extra guitar available for patron use, but feel free to bring yours!

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.

*except 2/15/25 & 3/1/25

• May 3, 2025 @ 1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Films & Movies, History, Learning
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Shikata Ga Nai, a phrase that means “It cannot be helped” is also the title of an independent film that will have a special showing at Salt Lake-Moanalua 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. Some of the cast/crew will be available for a Q&A after the film showing.

Nisei Veterans Legacy is sponsoring this program.

This event is also supported by the Friends of the Salt Lake-Moanalua 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.

• May 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Join us for a LEGO challenge! We provide the LEGOs … and a challenge. No need to register, just show up!

Children under the age of 5 must be accompanied by an adult.

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.

• May 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Computer classes (free!), Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Attend a free 90-minute session on how to use a Chromebook and cloud computing. Participants will learn:

• Google Docs and word processing basics
• Introduction to spreadsheets (Google Sheets)
• File management using Google Drive
• Cloud computing fundamentals
• More email functions and organization

Registration is required. Sign up on the Mapunawai registration page or call the library at (808) 831-6831.

A partnership of Hawaii State Public Library System and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division. This project is fully funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration in the award amount of $479,064. Classes taught by Mapunawai, Inc.

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.

• May 7, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Health & Wellness, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Do you love dogs? Read to a therapy dog!  All dogs participating in this program are specially trained and can help patrons practice reading aloud without judgment.

All Ages Welcome! If you want a comfortable setting to practice your reading fluency or reduce stress, this is the event for you. Bring your favorite book or choose from the many available titles on hand.

A sign up sheet will be available at the Info Desk on the day of the program. Registrations can be made on May 7 by phone 831-6831 or in person. Sessions with a therapy dog are 10 minutes long. Walk-ins welcome as space permits.

• May 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

• May 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

• May 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Health & Wellness, Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Are you a kupuna, and would you like a Tech Savvy Teen to help you with email or your laptop, tablet (e.g. iPad or Kindle), or smart phone? Bring your device and questions for on-the-spot troubleshooting and connect with knowledgeable teens ready to share their skills. This FREE, 1-on-1 tutoring event is open to kupuna who need tech support.

Registration required. Space is limited. Call 808-831-6831 or stop by the Information Desk to sign up.

Tech Savvy Teens is part of an afterschool workforce development program created and run by Kaulike Academy, a 501c nonprofit organization.

This event is also supported by the Friends of the Salt Lake-Moanalua 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.