Your Library Card, Holo I Mua June 2015 Endless Possibili es! www.librarieshawaii.org Super Hero Bon Dance Kicks Passport Service Not Available June 6 off Summer Reading “Super Hero Bon Dance” 2015 Summer Reading Kick-off Event will be ith a large crowd expected presented on the Great Lawn of the Hawaii State Library on Saturday, for HSPLS’s 2015 Summer June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entertainer Lina Girl will emcee this free Reading Programs’ Kick-off special event. Event, passport acceptance Everyone is invited to service will not be available A W wear a kimono, happi coat or June 6 at the Hawaii State Library- favorite super hero costume and Federal Documents Section. The join costumed super heroes like popular service will resume on June Batman, Wonder Woman and Star 8 at 10 a.m. Regular hours of this Wars’ Storm Troopers at the Bon service are Monday through Friday Dance from 10 a.m. to noon with from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday live music performed by the Aiea from 9 a.m. to noon. Taiheiji Yagura Gumi. Real-life law enforcement and safety heroes Pearl City Library will also participate in the event to illustrate some of the various kinds Reopens of heroes that will be explored Pearl City Public Library throughout our Summer Reading will reopen on June 8 at noon Programs. The bon dance event will following the completion of major provide a venue to celebrate our Renovation Projects including See Super Hero Bon Dance Kicks off Summer Reading, page 3 re-roofing, re-flooring, and other improvements. Mahalo nui loa to the Join Our Summer Reading Programs Department of Accounting and he Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) invites readers of General Services for repairing all ages to sign up for our 2015 Summer Reading Programs currently our libraries for the benefit of the underway at public libraries statewide. Register for the free seven-week patrons and employees. programs which run through July 18. Some libraries may extend their T programs beyond the July 18 date; contact your local library for dates and other guidelines. Participants who visit their local library and read at least one book per June 11 – Kamehameha Day Holiday, week are eligible to receive a free reading incentive, while supplies last. In all public libraries will be closed. addition to reading, the programs will feature performances by artists from the June 20-27 – 68th Annual Friends University of Hawaii’s Statewide Cultural of the Library of Hawaii (FLH) Extension Program. Booksale, McKinley High School While all of our Summer Reading Cafeteria. Title Sponsor: Hawaii Programs have an overall theme of State Federal Credit Union. Choose “Heroes,” each program has its own special from more than 150,000 books; new theme: merchandise added daily. Proceeds • Children (Pre-kindergarteners benefit the Hawaii State Public Library through children entering grade 6 this System. For more information, visit: fall) – Every Hero Has a Story invites www.friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org children to discover the “superheroes”

or call 536-4174. See Join Our Summer Reading Programs, page 3 2 • Holo I Mua • June 2015 Library Services and Technology HSPLS Summer Act, administered in Hawaii by Featured Artists the State Librarian. Reading Programs’ Mahalo to our Event Participants: Perform at Libraries HONOLULU Family, Jamba Juice, Sponsors Da Andagi Guy, Kamehameha ahalo to our 2015 HSPLS Publishing, Bishop Museum, and Summer Reading Programs’ Polynesian Voyaging Society. sponsors: The Friends of the M Library of Hawaii, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, HEI Charitable Foundation, Meadow he Hawaii State Public Library Gold Dairies, HMS Host, Hansen System will present special Distribution Group, DFS Hawaii, Hawaii Award performances by featured Roberts Hawaii, Toshiba Business T artists during our 2015 Summer Solutions, The Harry & Jeanette Winners’ Books @ Reading Programs (SRPs), courtesy Weinberg Foundation, National of the Friends of the Library of Football League Charities, Aloha your Library Hawaii and their year-round sponsors. United Way, The Islander Group, Nyla Fujii-Babb, one of First Hawaiian Bank and local ongratulations Hawaii’s premier storytellers, will Friends Chapters. to two of the present “Hawaiian Heroes: Past Corporate sponsors include top winners and Present” at selected libraries Hawaii Pizza Hut, McDonald’s C of the recent statewide. Her stories will feature Restaurants of Hawaii, First 2015 Ka Palapala Hawaiian heroes including Maui, Insurance Company of Hawaii, Po‘okela (“excellent Punia, Laka, Ikua Purdy, and Duke HouseMart Ace Hardware and or exemplary Kahanamoku. In addition to being a HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts, manuscript”) Awards storyteller, Fujii-Babb has been an HONOLULU Family, Frito-Lay of show: “The Red Headed-Hawaiian” artistic director, puppeteer and actress Hawaii, Starbucks Coffee Company, (Mutual Publishing) by Rudy Puana, for more than 20 years, and is a Wholesale Unlimited and Diamond M.D. and Chris McKinney who retired HSPLS Children’s Librarian. Bakery. In addition, these programs won the Best Book in Literature Greywolf, a Native American are funded in part by the U.S. category, and “No Mākou ka medieval armorer, will offer “Heroes Institute of Museum and Library Mana: Liberating the of the Classic Era” and “Women Services under the provisions of the Nation” (Kamehameha Warriors of Asia” at selected Library Services and Technology Act, Publishing) by libraries statewide. Greywolf, who administered in Hawaii by the State Kamanamaikalani has more than 20 years of weapons Librarian. Beamer who captured smithing experience, will focus Performing artists from the the top prize, The on heroes and feature authentic Statewide Cultural Extension Samuel M. Kamakau handcrafted weapons and antiques, Program are co-sponsored by the Award. and period costumes. University of Hawaii’s Outreach Many HSPLS libraries have Ronald McDonald, the official College, the Hawaii State Foundation copies of these books in their mascot of McDonald’s Restaurants, on Culture and the Arts and the collections that patrons may borrow: will present “It’s Book Time!,” a National Endowment for the Arts. “The Red Headed-Hawaiian” (H B fun-filled interactive performance Mahalo to our Super Hero Puana Pu) and “No Mākou ka Mana: featuring a creative blend of music, Bon Dance sponsors: Hawaii Pizza Liberating the Nation” (H 996.902 Be). magic, and games to reinforce the Hut, McDonald’s Restaurants of The Hawaii Book Publishers idea that reading is fun, and books Hawaii, First Insurance Company of Association (HBPA) conducts this play an important part of everyday Hawaii, HouseMart Ace Hardware annual awards program to rec-ognize life. McDonald’s Restaurants of and HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts, the finest books published in Hawaii Hawaii is sponsoring this special Frito-Lay of Hawaii, Starbucks during the previous year and to honor event for children of all ages at 14 Coffee Company, Wholesale individuals involved in their creation. selected Oahu libraries. Unlimited, Diamond Bakery, The HBPA sponsors these awards as Other special performers and Islander Group, First Hawaiian Bank, part of its public outreach effort to presenters will be featured at selected and the event is funded in part by the enhance the recognition of book libraries. U.S. Institute of Museum and Library publishing as an industry in Hawaii All children must be accompa- Services under the provisions of the and support local literacy. nied by a parent or caregiver. Holo I Mua • June 2015 • 3

Contact the hosting library if a sign Library, and as a librarian in the Hawaii language interpreter or other special Former State State Library’s former Research and accommodation is needed: on Oahu, Evaluation Services Section. two weeks in advance; on Neighbor Librarian Bart Kane Kane is survived by wife Elaine Islands, three weeks in advance. Visionary who Transformed HSPLS Murphy, daughter Leah; stepsons For a complete list of programs Kevin Murphy and Erin Murphy; sisters Hawaii’s longest- and performers, visit www. Kacey Obremski and Kerry Ellis; four serving State grandchildren; a nephew and nieces. librarieshawaii.org/summerreading Librarian Bart Kane, or call your local library for their who was known as a program schedule. visionary for Hawaii’s public libraries, Ask A Librarian died May 11 of liver By Hawaii State Library-Telephone Super Hero Bon Dance Kicks cancer at his home Reference and Information Staff off Summer Reading, in Seal Beach, Calif. from front page He was 69. Q: HELP, I forgot my PIN (Personal During his 16-year term from Identification Number)! ancestors, who are heroes as well! May 1982 to June 1998, Kane sought See an Okinawan Taiko Drum to bring about change during tough A: By default, PINs are set to be Performance by Chinagu Eisa economic times, fought hard for his the last 4 digits of a patron’s phone employees’ rights, and transformed the number (home, mobile or business). Hawaii, a Children’s Japanese Dance Hawaii State Public Library System Troupe Performance by Hanayagi (HSPLS), the only statewide public To protect patron identities and for Mitsusumi Dance Group, and library system in the nation, from the security purposes, staff are unable experience Magic by the Amazing old card catalog system to the new to provide that information through Alan Arita from noon until 2 p.m. digital system. email or phone. If you continue to Star Wars characters of the State Librarian Stacey Aldrich met have problems with your PIN, please Pacific Outpost of the 501st Legion Bart when he became the Director of come to any public library with your the Prince George’s County Memorial library card and photo identification to Library System in Maryland. “He was verify or change your PIN. thoughtful and visionary. It was clear he had a passion for serving the public through great library service. I am grateful for all of the work he did here as the State Librarian of Hawaii, and the risks he took to rethink the future of Join Our Summer Reading libraries. My sincerest condolences to Programs, from front page his family, friends and colleagues who knew and loved him.” within themselves as they read In January 1998, the former and learn about real life, fantasy Honolulu Star-Bulletin recognized and Rebel Legion Hawaii Outpost, Kane in their “Ten Who Made A and everyday heroes among us Hawaii Hero Alliance’s line up Difference” who was called “a risk who do extraordinary things. of superheroes, Lani Moo, Calci taker, an innovator, a visionary, a • Teen (students entering grade 7 and Kawika from Meadow Gold leader with integrity who deeply cares to 2015 high school graduates) – Dairies and Ronald McDonald in for Hawaii’s libraries” and “praised Unmask! motivates teens to read the afternoon will make special for doing more with less and taking and “unmask” heroes of all kinds appearances. Keiki can participate the heat for unpopular decisions, – from real heroes of the past to in children’s activities and enjoy notably the Baker & Taylor outsourcing heroes of today, fictional heroes in interactive and informational booths contract to select and acquire books for literature and film, superheroes in Hawaii’s libraries.” Although Kane’s bold by event sponsors. Participants can proposal was not successful, Hawaii comics and movies, and the heroes enter an andagi eating contest, enjoy was in the national spotlight since it they may find in themselves. refreshments, enter lucky drawings was the first time a state or library • Adult (patrons 18 and older) – for prizes, and register for this year’s system had tried to do this. Escape the Ordinary encourages Summer Reading Programs. In 1990, Kane was instrumental in adults to read to discover heroes For more information: visit offering patrons Sunday hours of 1 p.m. including military and war http://www.librarieshawaii.org/ to 5 p.m. at five Oahu public libraries: veterans, historical icons, and summerreading, Hawaii Kai, Kaimuki, Kaneohe, Mililani more as they escape the ordinary like us at www.facebook.com/ and Pearl City. Prior to becoming State to see the extraordinary. Librarian, Kane served as the Lanai HSPLSHIgov, follow us on www. Community and School Librarian, For more information: visit www. twitter.com/HSPLSHIgov, or call Children’s Librarian at Liliha Public librarieshawaii.org or call your local your local public library. public library. 4 • Holo I Mua • June 2015

Spotlight on: to enter a free prize drawing. It’s Showdown Time Visit www.librarieshawaii.org Mountain View Public at Cash Canyon! for the program schedule. & School Library The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS), in partnership with the Do You Know Your By Carleen Corpuz National Theatre for Children, presented “Showdown at Cash Canyon” to Legal Rights? students at Mauka Lani Elementary School in Kapolei May 5. The play teaches children the importance of long-term savings and the skills needed to achieve it. Funding for “Showdown at Cash Canyon” was provided in part by a $100,000 grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and ountain View Public & the American Library Association, , located at administered by the Friends of the School Library Library of Hawaii. HSPLS was among 18-1235 Volcano Highway, is a 21 recipients who shared $1.8 million in M 3,000-square-foot building on the grants as part of the Smartinvesting@ “Know Your Legal Rights,” a free campus of Mountain View Elementary yourlibrary initiative. informational program series, was School. The Library opened on May presented at 10 public libraries 16, 1977 and serves the school, upper statewide from April-May by the Legal Puna and Volcano area residents. Aid Society of Hawaii through the In addition to the many services Access to Justice grant. The Hawaii State Judiciary, State Justice Institute, all Hawaii public libraries offer, our Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and the library hosts popular theatrical and Hawaii State Public Library System musical programs, author visits, sponsored the programs. Kaneohe participates in the Mobile Netbook Public Library hosted a recent Loan Program and proctor exams. Landlord-Tenant Law program featuring The Friends of the Library of Keiki Can Experience guest speakers (l-r) Sami Nakahira, Hawaii and our Mountain View Library Michelle Horton, and Andi Edmunds Friends have supported us throughout Super Hero Academy (seated), AmeriCorps Advocates of the the years providing funding for grants, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii. In back are Kaneohe Librarians Curt Fukumoto programming, and by supplementing n celebration of the HSPLS 2015 and Alexis Cheong. our library’s collection and other Children’s Summer Reading supply needs. Mountain View hosts a Program, HouseMart Ace monthly Family Movie Night, co- I Hardware and HouseMart Ben sponsored by our local Friends who Franklin Crafts will present “Super provide popcorn and lemonade. Hero Academy” at selected public Our library, features a compilation libraries statewide beginning June 8 of historical articles, event brochures, through July. projects and numerous photos of the Keiki ages 5 and older, surrounding area. accompanied by a parent or caregiver, Holo I Mua (move forward, advance) As our library continues to register are invited to experience a special is published monthly by the Hawaii State Public Library System more patrons for our Summer Reading free “Hardware Science” program Library Development Services Programs, we’re in full-swing mode featuring demonstrations, two 3225 Salt Lake Blvd., Suite 205 Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 offering seven weeks of fun and interactive stations for exploring Tel. 831-6877 / Fax 831-6882 excitement to keep our community Hardware Science experiments Website: www.librarieshawaii.org reading! Summer Reading programs Stacey Aldrich, State Librarian such as making secret messages Paul H. Mark, Editor geared for children will be presented using lemons, and a super hero craft Board of Education: on Wednesday mornings. Our kick-off activity station to make-and-take Website: www.hawaiiboe.net program will be conducted after school a hero craft item. Participants will Don Horner, Brian DeLima chairperson Patricia Halagao on June 3rd. receive a stamp card to record the Keith Amemiya Cheryl Kauhane Lupenui For more information about our completion of all three activities Amy Asselbaye Jim Williams Nancy Budd Danson Honda, library’s hours, services and programs, and receive a Super Hero Academy Grant Chun student representative please call 968-2322. Graduation Certificate and a chance