Have you read former Governor Cayetano’s required High School reading?

by Misty on August 22, 2010
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Friday night, Alex and I went to the kick off of the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation’s “Inspired in Hawaii” series.  Along with several corporate sponsors and participation from Sacred Hearts Academy and Saint Louis High School, the “Inspired in Hawaii” essay/poster contest and speaker series brings together a host of professionals for a weekend long […]

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Library Tour: Wahiawa Public Library

by Misty on April 15, 2010
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Wahiawa is an interesting place, a small cross-roads community tucked between Mililani and North Shore, and neighboring one of the largest US Army Installations  in the West. It’s kind of a two-street-town with the majority of its stores and eateries off of California Road. They look like they’ve been there forever. I’ll have to admit, Alex […]

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Book Review- Wayfinding Through the Storm

by Misty on February 4, 2010
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One of the books recommended to us by Manoa Library Branch Manager Christel Collins, as part of our Library Tour Challenge, is the latest historic composition of Gavan Daws. Wayfinding Through the Storm (Watermark, 2009) is one of the most unique books I’ve ever read.  With the subtitle “Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools […]

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Library Tour: Manoa Public Library

by Misty on November 14, 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvvo_ulDRiE”>Manoa

Coming into this Library Tour Challenge we knew it wouldn’t be easy to accomplish, that there would be some bumps along the way, and that with Hawai’i’s libraries struggling we’d have to be flexible. We knew not all locations would be easy to visit, and that people might not have time to talk to us. […]

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