A special program, sponsored by the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, will take place on opening day from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Free and open to the public, the program begins with a welcome at 10:00 am, followed at 10:30 am by a community-building Try Think program featuring former governor John Waiheʻe, Hawai‘i historian John Rosa, producer/director of “State of Aloha” Anne Misawa, and Dean Saranillio, author of the recently published book, “Unsustainable Empire: Alternative Histories of Hawaiʻi Statehood.” Activities for youth will run from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, with a special storytime at 10:30 am. For more information on the program, please contact Stacy Hoshino, shoshino@hihumanities.org

This exhibition and related programming was developed in partnership withthe Daniel K. Inouye Institute, the Hawai‘i State Public Library System, the Hawai‘iCouncil for the Humanities, and the following University of Hawai‘i at Mānoadepartments: American Studies, Academy for Creative Media, and the HawaiʻiCongressional Papers Collection, UH Mānoa Library (Papers of Daniel K. Inouye)

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.