Community Calendar

The O’ahu Indie Book Festival present s a YA and Adult pop-up event! Hosted at Volcanic Rock Gym, this event will feature 13 local authors and provide opportunities to meet authors, buy their bools, get them signed, attend book clubs, attend a panel on publishing, listen to book readings, and get 1:1 feedback on your own writing.

There will be complimentary coffee/tea/water and Saendo’s Bakeshop will be at the event so attendees can treat themselves to delightful fresh baked goodies for purchase.

We will have a scavenger hunt and raffles for prizes, both free to participate in.

Mid-Pacific Institute announces its 2026 Global Exchange Academy Summer Programs, offering a wide range of learning opportunities for students from preschool through high school. This year’s program includes five-, six-, and seven-week sessions, with both in-person, on-campus classes in Mānoa and virtual options available to students locally and beyond.
The program offers engaging learning opportunities for students from preschool through high school, with a wide variety of courses designed to support academic growth and exploration at every level. High school students can also choose from both credit and noncredit courses, providing additional flexibility. Registration for all summer programs is now open and will close on May 17.
New to this year’s catalog is Our Mānoa: Place-Based Leadership Through Mālama ʻĀina, open to students entering grades 7–9. In this five-week, hands-on course, students explore Mid-Pacific’s campus and the greater Mānoa Valley as a living classroom. Through mālama ʻāina practices, work in māla ʻai, and visits to meaningful sites, students learn how land, culture, and community are deeply connected while developing leadership skills grounded in Hawaiian values. The course also includes collaboration with a partner school, beginning with virtual exchanges and culminating in shared, in-person experiences on campus.
Mid-Pacific’s Global Exchange Academy Summer Programs are designed to inspire curiosity, foster connection, and empower students to learn with purpose, whether in Mānoa or online.

Our Monday Night Poetry group, led by published poet Gwyn Görg, meets the second Monday of the month at 5:30 pm at the Laupāhoehoe Library. If you’d like, bring a poem you’ve written or one you love to share and discuss in a friendly, relaxed setting. It’s a great way to connect and get inspired!

Rainbow Chorus of Honolulu Weekly Rehearsal
Join the Rainbow Chorus of Honolulu for our weekly rehearsals as we prepare for our most important concert of the season, Stronger Together. We are actively welcoming new singers of all voice parts and musical backgrounds who want to make meaningful music in an inclusive, affirming community. Come sing with us, build harmony, and help amplify a message of unity, love, and belonging.

Come on over and join the fun—play Hanafuda with your fellow community members! We’re excited to let you know that after a summer break, we’re back with this program. We have several Hanafuda decks available during the event, on a first-come, first-served basis, for anyone eager to play. It’s a great chance to meet new friends, challenge yourself, and just have a good time! If you’ve learned how to play Hanafuda from Helen Nakano and her Sensei, now’s your moment to practice those skills in a friendly game.

This will be a relaxed, self-directed play session—no formal instructions will be provided. However, we’ll have instruction sheets available for those interested in learning more about this wonderful game. Everyone, no matter your experience level, is welcome to join! Just a quick note: young children should be accompanied by an adult. For more info, feel free to contact us at (808) 733-8422 or ask at the Kaimukī Public Library Adult Reference Desk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00am for a fun-filled story time! We’ll read a few simple stories, then make a craft or do an activity. Great fun for 2 – 5 year-olds and their parents or caregivers.

The North Shore Country Market is back! Join us every Wednesday from 1 to 6 PM at Liliuokalani Protestant Church in Haleiwa.
Discover fresh local produce, unique gifts from artisans and crafters, delicious food, and live island music.
Serving the North Shore community for over 30 years — the North Shore Country Market welcomes you every Wednesday afternoon. Free Market parking!

On Saturday, June 13th, the Maui community is invited to gather at Maui Nui
Botanical Gardens for a day dedicated to honoring and revitalizing niu (coconut)
as a multi-use, culturally significant Hawaiian canoe plant and staple crop.
At ‘Aha Niu, cultural practitioners, farmers, educators, chefs, and families will
come together for hands-on workshops, moʻolelo, and coconut-centered food
and crafts. Through workshops, the whole ʻohana will have the opportunity to
learn how to weave pāpale lau niu, make cordage from the husk (kaula niu),
prepare ʻapu ʻawa, and plant and sprout niu (kanu niu), along with food
processing and cooking demonstrations. Cultural practitioners and niu farmers
will hold space for moʻolelo and conversations about stewardship and the future
of niu in Hawaiʻi. Educational and non-profit booths will share information and
resources, including how to identify, report, and mitigate the coconut rhinoceros
beetle (CRB). Food and craft vendors will demonstrate niu’s versatility,
highlighting traditional and contemporary uses of this staple crop.

The hope is that this festival reconnects Maui Nui with niu as a living resource
that nourishes, shelters, and sustains. A free niu sprout giveaway (while supplies
last) will help families bring that commitment into their backyards and kitchens.

Space is limited, register today! https://bit.ly/3QtP3JS

Volunteering is a great way to connect with the niu community, sign up here:
https://swettehawaii.ivolunteer.com/ahaniu2026

Rainbow Chorus of Honolulu Weekly Rehearsal
Join the Rainbow Chorus of Honolulu for our weekly rehearsals as we prepare for our most important concert of the season, Stronger Together. We are actively welcoming new singers of all voice parts and musical backgrounds who want to make meaningful music in an inclusive, affirming community. Come sing with us, build harmony, and help amplify a message of unity, love, and belonging.

Come on over and join the fun—play Hanafuda with your fellow community members! We’re excited to let you know that after a summer break, we’re back with this program. We have several Hanafuda decks available during the event, on a first-come, first-served basis, for anyone eager to play. It’s a great chance to meet new friends, challenge yourself, and just have a good time! If you’ve learned how to play Hanafuda from Helen Nakano and her Sensei, now’s your moment to practice those skills in a friendly game.

This will be a relaxed, self-directed play session—no formal instructions will be provided. However, we’ll have instruction sheets available for those interested in learning more about this wonderful game. Everyone, no matter your experience level, is welcome to join! Just a quick note: young children should be accompanied by an adult. For more info, feel free to contact us at (808) 733-8422 or ask at the Kaimukī Public Library Adult Reference Desk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.