One event on May 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm
One event on May 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm
One event on May 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Aloha kākou! This May, please join us at Hilo Public Library for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi classes led by Kumu Edna Baker. Kumu Edna will show us how to include using the Hawaiian language in our daily lives and much more.
The Thursday afternoon sessions are scheduled from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Program suitable for adults, all skill levels welcome. No registration required.
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.
ALERT | Libraries will observe the Independence Day holiday July 3–5, 2026. Most libraries will be closed Friday, July 3; however, ʻAiea, ʻĀina Haina, Hanapēpē, Hawai‘i Kai, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kīhei, Liliha, Makawao, McCully-Mōʻiliʻili, Princeville, Thelma Parker, Wahiawā, Waialua, Waimānalo, Waikīkī-Kapahulu, and Waipahu will be open July 3 and closed Saturday, July 4.
ALERT #1 | Access to the Scholastic BookFlix electronic resource will be discontinued effective May 21, 2026.
ALERT | All public libraries will be closed in state observance of King Kamehameha Day on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
ALERT #2 | In observance of Memorial Day, all public libraries will be closed from Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25, 2026.