posted by A.Alba If Season 3 of American Idol proved anything, it’s that the people of Hawaii can band together and show the strength, support and unity of `ohana that only our state can do. Jasmine Trias probably wasn’t considered one of the top three Idol contestants that year, but because of the passionate support […]
posted by A.Alba The second stop on our Hawaii Public Library Tour 2009 is Aiea Library, found nestled next to Aiea Town & Village Square shopping centers off of Moanalua Road. Having only been there a couple times in the past, we didn’t expect to find the wealth of character that we did in this […]
The first stop on our Public Library Tour was Kapolei! We met with Branch Manager, Stacie Kanno to talk about the unique role that the Kapolei Library plays in the Leeward community. I thought I knew quite a bit about how the system worked, but Stacie really enlightened me on some of the challenges libraries, especially […]
posted by M.L. Sanico Happy Birthday to Queen Lili’uokalani! This year is especially important because it is the 100th anniversary of the Queen’s Trust, which was set up to help care for Hawai’i’s children and needy families. Liliu’okalani was also a great patron of the arts. She founded the keiki hula festival, composed over 100 songs, and […]