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December 2022

Thu 15

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

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

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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 […]

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December 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

VIRTUAL EVENT: Waianae Book Club

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The Waianae Public Library Book Club reads a variety of titles, both fiction and nonfiction based on member suggestions. Titles are selected once a year […]

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