
In honor of our Summer Reading Challenge theme, ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, a calabash full to the brim, we invite you to fill your calabash with delicious brand new recipes.
Let the staff at the Pāhala Public and School Library be your cookbook matchmakers! Cookbooks will be covered and decorated with hints to help you choose your “date.” *swoon*
Reminder: Fill out the “Rate Your Date” bookmark and turn it in by Monday August 3 for a chance to win a prize for your home kitchen! Bonus: This counts for the Summer Reading Challenge [ending July 31st], so don’t forget to log those titles in the Beanstack App!
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.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In state observance of King Kamehameha I Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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.