It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.
Briefs
Mafatu’s Hawaii Dive Log: Life With My Water Family by Bryan D. Enos is now available for purchase online at Amazon.com. This is a title Misty read a few months ago about the deep sea diving adventures of a man who grew up in Hawai’i.
Don’t forget to check out the all-day, all-ages creative arts celebration at Fresh Cafe`. “We Value Hawai’i: Arts/Music/Dialogue” will feature all kinds of crafts, workshops, poetry slams and bands from 1pm to 1am. Check out our post on this mega-event for more information. Free until 8pm, 18+ and $5 cover after 8pm.
Also, for you museum lovers out there—Misty and I love going to museums—tomorrow is Museum Day! That means free admission to a number of museums across the state. Some of them include the Bishop Museum, Iolani Palace, Pacific Aviation Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Contemporary Museum and much more! I think we’re leaning to Iolani Palace, so if you’re there you might just see us!
Now on to the events…
Saturday, September 25
- 09:00am – Zen Pen: Writing as Spiritual Practice at the Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus (Big Island). Popular, provocative writing workshop with Tom Peek, teaches you how to use writing to explore the human spirit, foster compassion, understand suffering and ease anger and conflict. All levels and genres, no writing experience necessary.
Contact: Marsha Hee, 967-8222, classes@volcanoartcenter.org, – http://www.volcanoartcenter.org 
10:00am – Kealopiko SALE at Bess Press! Come join Kealopiko and Bess Press for custom apparel, accessories and books! The open-to-public sale will be held inside the Bess Press warehouse in Kaimuki (3565 Harding Avenue) and is free for all. A perfect opportunity to grab some new clothes and books at discounted prices. besspress.com for more info.- 10:00am – Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Lahaina (Maui). More info
- 10:00am – BOOK SALE at Aiea Public Library! From 10am – 3pm come and support your public library by coming to Aiea and buying the Books, DVDs, and CDs that will be on sale. Proceeds will go to help Aiea Library. If you have questions, they may call the library at 483-7333.
- 10:00am – Storytime at Borders in Pearlridge Shopping Center (Aiea). For kids of all ages. More info here.
- 10:30am – Book Launch Celebration and Book Signing at the Waipahu Plantation Village (94-695 Waipahu Street). Meet first time children’s picture book author Feng Feng Hutchins and illustrator Adriano F. Abatayo III. They will be signing their new children’s picture book titled Plenty Saimin. Fresh noodle packs of saimin from the Sun Noodle Company will be giving away with the first 25-signed copies. More info
- 10:30am – SAT 101 Test Strategies at Aina Haina Public Library. This two-hour informational seminar will be conducted by a national education company and is designed for prospective college applicants who are interested in increasing their scores on the SAT exam. For more information, call 377-2456.
- 11:00am – Author Signing at Barnes & Noble Kahala! Meet Senator Fred Rohlfing, author of Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawaii’s Republican Reformer. More information here.
- 11:00am – (MAUI) Waikapu author Victor Pellegrino will be signing copies of his book Uncle Kawaiola’s Dream: A Hawaiian Story from 11am – 2pm at Bailey House Museum. Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum members receive a 10 percent discount on this and all books. Admission is waived from 10am – 4pm for Free Museum Day. Source
- 11:00am – (KAUAI) Mokichi Okada Association, Book signing with Keahi Felix and Living Treasure Uncle Larry Rivera at the Kauai Museum main gallery. For more information visit http://www.kauaimuseum.org/
11:00am – Meet Author Juliet Kono at Kapolei Public Library. For more information click here.- 11:00am – Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana featuring the book Limu the Blue Turtle by Kimo Armitage. Keiki will delight in this small collection of traditional Hawaiian riddles. Details and contact info here.
- 12:00pm – “Music for Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet” free concert at the Hawaii State Library’s Lobby. The Oahu Civic Orchestra will perform classical music selections. For more information, please call the Library’s Art, Music and Recreation Section reference desk at 586-3520.
- 01:00pm – “How To Make Origami” Free Workshop from 1 – 3pm at Kailua Public Library. Scott Macri of the Hawaii Origami Club will conduct the workshop for all origami enthusiasts, from beginning to advanced students. Paper will be provided and participants can take home their origami models. For more information, please call the Library at 266-9911 or email Scott Macri at HawaiiOrigamiClub@gmail.com.
- 01:00pm – “We Value Hawaii: Arts/Music/Dialogue” creative arts event at Fresh Cafe in Honolulu from 1pm to 1am. Free entry until 8pm, 18+ and $5 cover after 8pm. Support local art and music with an all-day, all-ages celebration of the creative arts in Hawai’i, with hands-on printmaking and digital media workshops, multi-media art installations, slam poetry, bands, and more. Featuring The Jump Offs, Black Square, Youth Speaks Hawaii, Monkey Waterfall, and others. More info here.
- 02:00pm – Photo Solutions for Busy People at Aina Haina Public Library. Ruth Pukahi will show participants how to take better pictures and share tips on how to effectively organize and display them. Participants are encouraged to bring their own cameras to try out the new tips! Program is suitable for ages 12 and older. For more information, call 377-2456.
- 03:00pm – Author signing at Barnes & Noble Kahala. See Captain Paul K. Chappell as he signs copies of his books The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet and Our Future and Will War Ever End? Details and contact information here.
Sunday, September 26
03:00pm – Book Launch Celebration at Native Books / Na Mea Hawai’i in Ward Warehouse! Feng Feng Hutchins and Adriano P. Abatayo will be on hand to celebrate the release of their new children’s book Plenty Saimin. Fresh packets of Saimin from the Sun Noodle Co. will be given away with the first 25 signed copies. Light refreshments with yummy, hot saimin will also be served. For details and contact info click here.
Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending. More events can be found on our Hawaii Book Blog Events Calendar.
If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog[dot]com. Replace the [dot] with a ‘.’ when you compose the message. Mahalo and have a great weekend!
