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Join Elvrine Chow, lei maker, instructor and author for a hands-on lei poʻo demonstration.  With the help of participants, Elvrine will create a fresh flower […]

Mele and Mending has been cancelled.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK). Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective […]

Join us for our Summer Reading Challenge Celebration! We’re wrapping up another successful Summer Reading Challenge and we couldn’t have done it without you! To […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! 2025 has been proclaimed the Year of Our Community Forests in Hawai‘i! Join Joanna Manna, a Conservation Research Assistant […]

Children's Monday movies are back at the library and we’re providing the popcorn! Check with us for movie titles and ratings. Appropriate for children 5+, […]

Join us for an enjoyable session of Lego free play.  All ages welcome!  Build a Lego masterpiece!  Meet other Lego artists as you create. Anyone who […]

Learn to play simple songs on the ukulele with music instructor Randy Fonseca. For new and beginning players. Participants eligible for a Mountain View Adventure […]

Ever wanted to try this fun, portable, and practical craft? Or maybe you already know how, but need help learning to read patterns? Come join […]

Join us for a fun, hands-on activity for ages 4 to adult! Learn about native plants and how they help our environment while making seed […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Jeff Peterson will perform mele for slack key guitar that trace the history of Hawaiian music from the Monarchy […]

Come listen to local historian Boyd Bond speak about Successions of People and Places in Kohala. This month we're going to look at the changes […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! "The History of the Sons of Hawai‘i" […]

Listen and move to live children's music brought to you by Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc.  This program is great for the entire family.  Music […]

Join us for an opportunity to meet Halle, the friendly rescue dog who's found it's forever home with Daylynn, the founder of Aloha 'Ilio Dog […]

Every Tuesday during the Summer Reading Challenge art and craft supplies will be available for you to come and create! Bring your own to add […]

Does singing bring you joy? Come join us as we sing along to Sing, the Movie. Captions will be turned on to sing along to. […]

Join us in making Perler bead crafts. Each month, we'll explore a new theme and pattern, allowing you to create your unique work of art […]

Join us on Tuesday, July 22 at 2:30 pm to make your own back to school bead bracelet! You can make one for yourself, or […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Jeff Peterson will perform mele for slack key guitar that trace the history of Hawaiian music from the Monarchy […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

If you’re a great Lego Builder, or a first timer, this is the place for you!  Children will have the opportunity to get creative following […]

Have you ever played chess? Do you want to learn? Are you an avid player and want to help others learn how to play? Whatever […]

Drop-in between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm every Tuesday evening to enjoy an evening of games with family and friends. We'll have our games available […]

This summer, learn to make a tī leaf lei! Our instructor is Bernadette Kamano, an 18th-generational Kanaka ʻŌiwi of Hawaiʻi. Kamano learned the art of […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! "The History of the Sons of Hawai‘i" […]

Join us at the Ewa Beach Library for some cardistry. Cardistry is a performance art that involves visually impressive flourishes and manipulations of a deck […]

Interested in playing basic mahjong? Stop by the Ewa Beach Public & School Library for a chance to learn and play! Anyone who requires an […]

Members of the Honolulu Police Department will be visiting the Ewa Beach Public & School Library! Meet some community superheroes and learn what it's like […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

Roses are red, roses are blue, they're made of yarn, and you can make them too! Come join our adult workshop to learn how to […]

Join us for a drop-in art activity presented by Janne Larsen and the Garden Island Arts Council VAN GO! Mobile Art Room. Pre-printed illustrations of […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele with a free local documentary film screening! Those Who Came Before: The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae pays tribute […]

Join us for a fun, hands-on activity for ages 4 to adult! Learn about native plants and how they help our environment while making seed […]

Front of Makawao Library Every Wednesday 1:30-4:30 PM, except holidays Get direct help with program questions, application submission, renewal assistance, application follow-up, Kokua Card assistance, […]

Are you a Scrabble champion? Have you never played before, but would like to try? Then come and join our new Scrabble Club! The Club […]

Game on! Join us Wednesday evenings from 4:30-6:30 pm for Scrabble play. We also have an assortment of other board games to choose from. Please check […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Without “mele", there is no hula as the dance form is dictated by the poetry of the mele. Kumu […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! 2025 has been proclaimed the Year of Our Community Forests in Hawai‘i! To celebrate, public libraries are partnering with […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Discover the world of knights, armor, and ancient traditions in Heroes of the Classical Era with Greywolf, a hands-on historical […]

Meet the Molokai Arts Center’s Artist in Residence, Cara Lee Wade, a photographic artist, who will share her Molokai journey in art. Learn more about […]

UPDATED: We will be meeting to discuss Local: a memoir by Jessica Machado on JULY 23 @ 6:00. This is a change from the 3rd […]

Goodwill Hawaii, in partnership with the American Job Center, is offering free career services to residents on Maui, Lanai, and Molokai! On the 4th Thursday […]

Play BINGO at the Ewa Beach Public & School Library. You can win prizes. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or […]

Join us for an outdoor teddy bear picnic storytime.  Bring your teddy bear (or your favorite stuffed animal friend) and a blanket to sit on.  […]

Learn computer basics such as: • Turning on your device(s) • Identifying mouse and pointer & functions • Typing in the “address bar” Get comfortable […]

In partnership with the East Hawai'i Master Gardeners we will be offering a free hydroponic gardening workshop.  Hydroponic gardening is the practice of growing plants […]

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, visit the Kailua-Kona Public Library to meet with a Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi representative. The representative […]

Join us at the Kaneohe Library Pop-up at Windward Mall for a blackout poetry session. Blackout poetry is where you cross out words in a […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! "The History of the Sons of Hawai‘i" […]

Come spend part of Summer Break with us at the library! Watch Rio with your friends and family. Children under 12 must be accompanied by […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

Join us for a screening of Captain America Brave New World in the Manoa Library meeting room. You are welcome to bring small snacks as […]

Do you love libraries and want to find a way to support them? Do you live in the Mountain View or Volcano communities? If so, […]

“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Jeff Peterson will perform mele for slack key guitar that trace the history of Hawaiian music from the Monarchy […]

Join this crafters' circle to connect with fiber-loving community members. If you enjoy crochet, knitting, macramé, needlepoint, embroidery, felting and more, this club is for […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele with a free local documentary film screening! Li‘a: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man is an award-winning documentary that […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience […]

Often times, mele is accompanied by meaʻai, so why not learn to make a paʻina tote to carry your ‘ono entrees to the next kanikapila. […]

Goodwill Hawaii, in partnership with the American Job Center, is offering free career services to residents on Maui, Lanai, and Molokai! On the last Friday […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Without “mele", there is no hula as the dance form is dictated by the poetry of the mele. Kumu […]

The Drama Club of Pearl Highlands Intermediate School will be performing a music extravaganza featuring a story and song about Hawaiian night marchers, as well […]

Art Friday returns! Join us every Friday in June and July to try a new project, get a little messy, and make some art. All […]

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening! Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of […]

Come join us for Knitting Club! Make something fun and some new friends. Bring your own supplies or use our stuff and start a new […]

Get ready for a musical game of elimination. Players move around chairs while music plays, and when the music stops, they must sit. The player […]

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  This […]

Join us for a special performance by Makaha's own, Punahele!  Punahele is a Native Hawaiian from Makaha, Hawaii, that stands against anything that is harmful […]

Come celebrate the end of a successful Summer Reading Challenge with the Hitbox Music Ensemble!  They will be playing music from various popular, family-friendly video […]

Thanks to the success of the system-wide computer classes, Mapunawai has scheduled a Waikīkī Library-specific set! This free, two-part computer basics course will cover the […]

Note: This event has been rescheduled from July 28, 2025. Join us as we celebrate Mele with a free local documentary film screening! Those Who […]

ʻAnakē Nani Higa, 90 years old, is sharing her knowledge in celebration of the hula. Please join us. Together, we share the spirit of hula. […]

Join us at the Hawaii State Library with artist and teacher Paige Su of Poshiki LLC to learn the basics of watercolor. Make your own […]

“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Without “mele", there is no hula as the dance form is dictated by the poetry of the mele. Kumu […]

Join us for a special performance by Makaha's own, Punahele!  Punahele is a Native Hawaiian from Makaha, Hawaii, that stands against anything that is harmful […]

Due to an unforeseen circumstance, the July 26th event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. For a schedule of upcoming "Year of Our […]

Celebrate the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Jeff Peterson will perform mele for slack key guitar that trace the history of Hawaiian music from the Monarchy […]

Location: Meeting Room Get ready to rock 'n' roll and participate with audience sing-a-longs with the hit screen rendition of the Broadway musical look at […]