Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• August 1, 2026 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-733-8488

Join a group of avid logophiles in playing Scrabble! Everyone is welcome to join.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 1, 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-733-8488

Closing out our summer of reading in our public libraries, join us for our final hurrah!

Get ready to boogie on down with your friends in a unique and fun way. Put on your headphones, tune in to the music, and groove to the beats in the stacks. This free in-person event promises to be a fun time to remember, so don’t miss out! Join us at the Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library for a silent dance party like no other. Keeping it quiet. . . but making it epic.

To participate you will need to provide a State ID that we will hold in exchange for your headset rental. Your ID will be returned once you return the headset. There is no time commitment, join us and dance for 15 minutes or the full 1.5 hours. Once a headset is turned in, another patron will be able to borrow it.

This event is part of the Summer Reading Challenge and is brought to you by the Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or device 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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 4, 2026
• Categories: Entertainment, Science
• Contact: 808-733-8488

We love LEGO! Join us and build something for us to display around the library.

LEGOs will be out all day long for our building hands.

We also have a box of Duplo for little hands, ages 1.5+

Fun for ALL ages!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 4, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-733-8488

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 well-known for her StoryTime. Thus, despite her current focus in the Young Adult sphere, she is kindly reprising her renowned storytime. There will be books, songs, bubbles and coloring!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 5, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-733-8488

Join our friendly 6-week beginners’ course where you’ll learn the basics step-by-step in a relaxed and supportive setting.

• Learn the tiles and their meanings
• Understand the rules and gameplay
• Build confidence each week
• Plenty of personal guidance (max 8 players)
• Perfect for complete beginners-no experience needed

*** Spots limited to 8, please RSVP! ***

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.

• August 6, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Learning
• Contact: 808-733-8488

Join us for Family Craft Time! Parents, Grandparents, and or caregivers together with your sweet young ones have an opportunity to do something fun and different together. Come with nothing, leave with something special to use, display, or give away as a gift.  Best part is working together and making new memories.

We will be making scratch art!

Skills being learned and used: crayons, paint, creativity, and more.

All supplies are provided, thanks to the Waikīkī-Kapahulu Friends of the Library.

Appropriate for all ages and families. Young children must be accompanied by an adult.

• August 6, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-733-8488

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 you! Enjoy the opportunity to work on your own project, receive and lend assistance, and nurture your creativity while building community!

This club will set up on the rug near the Children’s Fiction area, so it’s easier to keep an eye on any little ones that join you on your excursion.

Facilitated by Sarah, our Adult Services Librarian, this circle will also have instruction and pattern books available for checkout, for if you want to continue the fun at home.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 8, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids), Technology
• Contact: 808-733-8488

Join us for Kids Club. Story time, book talks, learn something new, and craft activities for the whole family with Ms Pukahi, Children’s Librarian.

Appropriate for elementary school ages, PreK to 5th grade.

• August 11, 2026
• Categories: Entertainment, Science
• Contact: 808-733-8488

We love LEGO! Join us and build something for us to display around the library.

LEGOs will be out all day long for our building hands.

We also have a box of Duplo for little hands, ages 1.5+

Fun for ALL ages!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• August 11, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-733-8488

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 well-known for her StoryTime. Thus, despite her current focus in the Young Adult sphere, she is kindly reprising her renowned storytime. There will be books, songs, bubbles and coloring!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.