Events
February 24 2024 @ 01:00 pm
Book Talk and Signing with Pieper Toyama
Written in an informal "talk story" style, Toyama's book contains stories and photos of his upbringing on a sugar plantation on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island, including treasured memories of school life, sports, blazing cane fires, annual fishing derbies, and more.
February 10 2024 @ 01:00 pm
Book Talk and Signing with Gail Okawa
In her book and her upcoming talk, US Imprisonment of Hawaii's Japanese in World War II "From KMC to Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Long Journey of Hawaii Island's GAIL Y. OKAWA WWII Internees," she features her grandfather, Rev. Watanabe, who was minister at Olaa Japanese Congregational Church when Pearl Harbor was attacked, along with other (many Big Islanders) stories. Dr. Okawa grew up in Honolulu and is a retired English professor.
December 09 2023 @ 10:00 am
‘Craft for Kids’ Celebrates ‘Heroes - The Nisei Soldiers of World War II’
Author and educator Carolyn Morinishi will present two craft workshops for kids relating to her latest book, Heroes - The Nisei Soldiers of World War II.
First craft session: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Second craft session: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.