Community Calendar

Join Bishop Museum Planetarium educators and Hōkūleʻa navigator and Honolulu Community College Hoʻokele Instructor Kaʻiulani Murphy for Navigating by the Stars! Each talk will include an introduction to the night sky and celestial navigation and will feature the Hawaiian star line most prominent that month. This month’s featured Hawaiian star line is Kekāomakaliʻi.

Painters and ceramicists collide in "Forms of Voids." Two local artists—painter Kloe Kang and ceramicist Suzanne Wolfe—explore the symbolic power of the bowl, bridging the gap between ethereal painting and tactile clay.

After first collaborating in 2007 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts (Linekona), Kang and Wolfe reunite for a shared investigation of one of humanity's most elemental objects. The exhibit uses the simple form of a "bowl" to explore complex themes of identity and physical reality.

In this renewed partnership, the artists transition from sharing a studio to sharing a conceptual anchor. Kang’s paintings function as "visual pronouns" exploring the ephemeral state of being, while Wolfe’s ceramic forms remain rooted in material reality, layered with intricate text and imagery. It is a compelling look at how local artists collaborate and evolve across different mediums over decades.

The Hawaii Kai Library Bookstore is having a 50% sale on Biography, Memoirs and Social issues for the month of February. From the 10th to the 13th there will be a STOREWIDE sale . The Bookstore also has DVDs CDs, Audio Books, Anime and Comics, a Children's/Teen section maps, puzzles, games and so much more. Please note that the library will be closed for Presidents day on Saturday through Monday February 14-16.

Free for all ages. Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Research Fellows and Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center Graduate Scholars will share their research as stories—exploring what motivates them, why their work matters, and using creative analogies to bring methods and data analysis to life. Expect curiosity, connection, and a fresh way to experience science.
Raffi Isah — Underwater Cities: Building Coral Reefs
Albert Yee — Sandy Signals: What Your Phone Says About the Coast
Sophia Rahnke — One Fish, Two Fish: a Bedtime Story in Population Modeling
With special guest Kainalu Steward from the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary highlighting reef island resilience following a hurricane at Lalo

Do you love glass? Have you always wanted to try making your own fused glass work but didn't know where to start? Or are you experienced, but not ready to jump into independent studio?

Join Master Artist Bud Spindt for the Thursday Evening All Levels Class! Bud instructs beginner and intermediate students on glass fusing techniques while introducing tools used to accomplish your work. Bud structures his class where you bring a project idea, or have something in mind, and he helps you learn from start to finish how to fuse glass. Advanced students benefit from Bud's knowledge and experience, and it's just plain fun to be with other artists!

Arise Conference 2026
February 19–20 | Neal Blaisdell Arena | Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Arise Conference 2026 is a two-day gathering designed to inspire, equip, and awaken women to walk boldly in their God-given calling. Join thousands of women from across Hawai‘i and beyond for powerful worship, faith-filled messages, and meaningful moments of connection.

Arise 2026 will feature dynamic speakers including Mike Kai, Lisa Kai, John Bevere, and Lisa Bevere.

Hosted at the Neal Blaisdell Arena, this conference is an opportunity to pause, be refreshed, and realign your faith, purpose, and direction for the season ahead.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

Learn how to protect your palms from the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle with practical, research-based strategies you can use right now.
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) continues to pose a serious threat to Hawaiʻi’s trees, particularly Coconut trees, but is also a threat to our beloved native loulu palms. While long-term solutions are still in development, there are important steps we can take right now to help trees survive and stay resilient. This community discussion will share the latest updates on CRB, practical tree-care strategies, and realistic actions homeowners, land managers, and community members can take to reduce damage and stress on vulnerable palms.

The class will be led by Brown Cannon, a seasoned agriculturalist who has been actively researching and applying on-the-ground strategies to mitigate the impacts of CRB across the islands.

This class is ideal for anyone who cares for palms or trees, whether in home landscapes, community spaces, or conservation settings, and wants to be informed, prepared, and proactive.

February 20th
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum
3860 Mānoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/
email: lyonedu@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 988-0461

Painters and ceramicists collide in "Forms of Voids." Two local artists—painter Kloe Kang and ceramicist Suzanne Wolfe—explore the symbolic power of the bowl, bridging the gap between ethereal painting and tactile clay.

After first collaborating in 2007 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts (Linekona), Kang and Wolfe reunite for a shared investigation of one of humanity's most elemental objects. The exhibit uses the simple form of a "bowl" to explore complex themes of identity and physical reality.

In this renewed partnership, the artists transition from sharing a studio to sharing a conceptual anchor. Kang’s paintings function as "visual pronouns" exploring the ephemeral state of being, while Wolfe’s ceramic forms remain rooted in material reality, layered with intricate text and imagery. It is a compelling look at how local artists collaborate and evolve across different mediums over decades.

The Hawaii Kai Library Bookstore is having a 50% sale on Biography, Memoirs and Social issues for the month of February. From the 10th to the 13th there will be a STOREWIDE sale . The Bookstore also has DVDs CDs, Audio Books, Anime and Comics, a Children's/Teen section maps, puzzles, games and so much more. Please note that the library will be closed for Presidents day on Saturday through Monday February 14-16.

A rare intimate lens on one protest in the early Civil Rights Movement, screening for Black History Month.

In the summer of 1960, five Howard students sat down on the gilded horses of a whites-only carousel in Bethesda, Maryland. When members of the white community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students en masse and set up picket lines, an unprecedented collaboration was born. The pickets attracted Nazis, Congressmen, and a press avalanche. Picketing together led to partying together, and union organizers mentored student activists, ultimately producing ten 1961 Freedom Riders, including Stokely Carmichael, and a Supreme Court case. With never-before-seen footage and immersive storytelling from Emmy®-award winning director Ilana Trachtman, this documentary features four living protesters who rescue this untold story, revealing the price—and the power—of heeding the call to activism.

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round includes voiceover by noted actors Jeffrey Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Balaban, Lee Grant, Peter Gallagher, Dominique Thorne, Alysia Reiner, and Tracie Thoms.