
Learn three methods of making lei by participating in this three-part series taught by City & County of Honolulu Department of Parks & Recreation’s Cultural Specialist Samantha Sun. Each day focuses on a different technique. Session 1 (Wednesday, March 11) highlights kui (straight stringing), Session 2 (Wednesday, March 25) focuses on hili (twist ti leaf), and Session 3 (April 8) is about wili (wound technique, like lei worn on the head, a.k.a. haku). Suitable for teen & adult participation. Teens and Adults. Free. 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. 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.