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March 2023

Mon 13

Protecting Kokololio Beach Park

March 13, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Oahu - Kahuku 56-490 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI, United States

In honor of Women’s History Month, this March we invite Hau’ula residents Sylvia Craig-Kapu and Desirree Madison-Biggs to share their experiences working to protect Kokololio […]

Tue 14

Book Club: Great Expectations

March 14, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hawaii - North Kohala 54-3645 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI, United States

Join the discussion of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens! Pip, a young blacksmith’s apprentice, has always dreamed of becoming a gentleman and joining London’s wealthy elite. When […]

Wed 15

Bananagram Cross Word Puzzle Family Game

March 15, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hawaii - Hilo 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, United States

Go bananas at the library with Banagrams! This fun word game is sure to be appealing as you work in a bunch (or split off […]

Wed 15

Hawai'i Poet Laureate, Brandy Nālani McDougall

Poetry Workshop with Hawaiʻi Poet Laureate Brandy Nālani McDougall

March 15, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Maui - Makawao 1159 Makawao Ave, Makawao, HI, United States

Join us for a poetry workshop Wednesday March 15th, 5 PM at Makawao Public Library! Kula born and raised, Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate Brandy Nālani […]

Thu 16

Laupahoehoe Memory Cloth

March 16, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Hawaii - Laupahoehoe 35-2065 Old Mamalahoa Hwy, Laupahoehoe, HI, United States

Leave a special message for the library for years to come on our Laupāhoehoe Library Memory Cloth. The library will provide the art supplies (markers). […]

Thu 16

Beekeeping 101: The Very Basics

March 16, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Hawaii - Honokaa 45-3380 Mamane St, Bldg #3, Honokaa, HI, United States

Thinking about getting into beekeeping? This introductory class is a great way to get some questions answered before you commit to the care of a […]

Thu 16

VIRTUAL EVENT: Moʻokūʻauhau: Genealogy and Hawaiian Language Newspapers

March 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join Kawena Komeiji, the Hawai'i and Pacific Resources Librarian at the James and Abigail Campbell Library at UH: West to learn more about the Hawaiian […]

Mon 20

Art Club: Make a decoupage candle holder!

March 20, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Hawaii - Honokaa 45-3380 Mamane St, Bldg #3, Honokaa, HI, United States

Come decorate your own cute little candle holder using decoupage, which is a fancy word for decorating objects using paper cutouts. We’ll use thin paper, […]

Tue 21

VIRTUAL EVENT – Book Club “Black Cake”

March 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Please join us for an online discussion of Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson “Exquisite and expansive, Black Cake took ahold of me from the first […]

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Tue 21