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Aloha kākou! This August, please join us at Hilo Public Library for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi classes led by Kumu Edna Baker. Kumu Edna will show us how ...
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Aloha kākou! This August, please join us at Hilo Public Library for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi classes led by Kumu Edna Baker. Kumu Edna will show us ...
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Talk Story Time

Posted on Aug 14, 2025 in

The Executive Office on Early Learning is traveling across Hawaiʻi to listen, share, and dream together. Parents, keiki, kūpuna, and neighbors: let’s talk story about ...
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Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Posted on Aug 7, 2025 in

Need Health Insurance? Legal Aid Society of Hawaii offers free help with enrolling families in Medicaid and Marketplace (Affordable Care Act) health insurance. Anyone who ...
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Lihue LEGO Club

Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in

Calling all upper elementary and middle school LEGO builders and burgeoning engineers! Join us at the library for Lihue LEGO Club, where exciting building challenges ...
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Preschool Storytime

Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in

Do you have a wiggly, giggly 3 to 5 year old on your hands? Join us for Preschool Storytime as we listen to stories, shake ...
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Coffee & Coloring

Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in

Coloring can be very stress relieving! Add free coffee and you have a fun afternoon at the library. Open to young adults, adults, and seniors. ...
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Join the Kaua’i Live Poets Society for a relaxed poetry workshop at the Lihue Public Library. Open to new members of all skill levels! Anyone ...
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Family Movie: Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Posted on Aug 13, 2025 in

Join us for a family friendly movie screening! Lilo & Stitch, a live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, is the wildly funny and touching ...
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Poetry Appreciation Group

Posted on Jul 28, 2025 in

“Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down.” —Mahmoud Darwish Join us as we ...
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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.