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ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
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CANCELLED — Kids Club

Posted on Oct 18, 2025 in

ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
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CANCELLED — Family Storytime

Posted on Jan 4, 2026 in

ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
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CANCELLED — Read to a Therapy Dog!

Posted on Oct 12, 2025 in

ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
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ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
Read More CANCELLED — Creature Feature! A Keiki Spring Reading Challenge

CANCELLED — Creative Collective

Posted on Feb 24, 2026 in

ALERT: Due to expected severe weather conditions this week: 1) All scheduled library programs are cancelled Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 and 2) ...
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Sort of Traditional StoryTime

Posted on Apr 16, 2025 in

Join us at Waikīkī-Kapahulu Library for our Sort of Traditional StoryTime! Our YA Librarian Kylee, comes to us from Kaimukī Public Library where she became ...
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Discover pawfect reads at Kapolei Public Library!  All keiki (babies to age 12) are invited to participate in our Spring Reading Program!  Keiki who register ...
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Discover pawfect reads at Kapolei Public Library!  All keiki (babies to age 12) are invited to participate in our Spring Reading Program!  Keiki who register ...
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Program Cancellations

Posted on Mar 10, 2026 in

Due to the bad weather conditions from Tuesday, March 10 to Sunday, March 15, we will be cancelling all programs that are within that time ...
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ALERT | Libraries will observe the Independence Day holiday July 3–5, 2026. Most libraries will be closed Friday, July 3.
The following branches will be OPEN on July 3 and closed on July 4: ʻAiea, ʻĀina Haina, Hanapēpē, Hawai‘i Kai, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kīhei, Liliha, Makawao, McCully-Mōʻiliʻili, Princeville, Thelma Parker, Wahiawā, Waialua, Waimānalo, Waikīkī-Kapahulu, and Waipahu.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In observance of Statehood Day, all public libraries will be closed on Friday, August 21, 2026.

ALERT | In observance of Labor Day, all public libraries will be closed Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7, 2026.

ALERT | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - The Hawaiʻi State Library in Downtown Honolulu will be closed today for a facility issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.