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December 2022

Wed 7

Storytime with Tutu & Me Home Visiting Program

December 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 pm

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

Join Aunty Deanna from Tutu & Me for a special Wednesday story time! She will visit us on the 1st Wednesday of every month, bringing […]

Sun 11

Christmas Song Sing-Along

December 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Oahu - Kaimuki 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

Join the joyful singers of Sing for Your Life for a merry Christmas Sing Along! We will be singing popular Christmas tunes for an upbeat […]

Mon 12

Chamber Music Hawaii's Galliard String Quartet 2022

Songs of Lili‘uokalani with the Galliard String Quartet

December 12, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

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

Please join us for an entertaining and informative holiday performance by Chamber Music Hawaii’s Galliard String Quartet. The group will perform some of the most […]

Wed 14

Holiday Arts and Crafts in the Library

December 14, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Oahu - Kaneohe 46-056 Kamehameha Hwy,, Kaneohe, HI, United States

Presented by Castle High's National Art Honors Society. Please join us as students from Castle High School's NAHS coach and assist participants with the creation […]

Thu 15

VIRTUAL EVENT: Hawaiʻi and Pacific Short Film Series | “Standing Above the Clouds”

December 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Join HSPLS and Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities for a thought provoking film and conversation series with great films from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Films […]

Fri 16

Origami for Everyone!

December 16, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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

Origami is a fun and challenging art form to explore! If it's completely new to you, you'll learn some basic folds. If you're an expert, […]

Sat 17

Na Leo Lani Presents a Christmas Show

December 17, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am

Oahu - Hawaii Kai 249 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu

Please join us for an entertaining holiday performance by the ladies of the Na Leo Lani choir as they sing holiday favorites and fun family […]

Sat 17

Voices of Aloha Holiday Concert | Nu ‘Oli! (Glad tidings!)

December 17, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oahu - Hawaii State Library 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI, United States

Bring the whole family to enjoy a sparkling selection of Holiday music: Traditional, Classical, Contemporary, and Hawaiian choral music sung by mixed choir, Voices of […]

Sun 18

Sheet music with holiday ornaments and pine tree branches

Spring Wind Quintet – Chamber Music Hawai’i Holiday Performance

December 18, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Oahu - Kaneohe 46-056 Kamehameha Hwy,, Kaneohe, HI, United States

Please join us for an entertaining and informative 45-minute holiday performance by Chamber Music Hawaii’s Spring Wind Quintet. The musicians will be playing seasonal music […]

Wed 21

photograph showing two stacks of books and winter seasonal decorations.

Free Recycled Books for Adults

December 21, 2022 - December 23, 2022

Oahu - Hawaii State Library 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI, United States

Looking for a book to read during the holidays? Stop by the Social Science and Philosophy section of the Hawaii State Library, during regular library […]