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Jan. 2—Top sellers include vinyl records, comics, paperback mysteries, literature, self-help and children's books. Fans of the gigantic Friends of the Library of Hawai 'i Book Sale held each ...
Friends of the Library Shop in Salt Lake City Main Library. Some Friends groups are created primarily for the purpose of raising money for their library. [11] Friends might raise money by selling old and used books. [23] Book sales can be major events for many Friends groups. [24] Friends groups receive books as donations. [25]
Hawaiʻi Kai is the largest of several communities at the eastern end of the island. The area was largely developed by Henry J. Kaiser around the ancient Maunalua fishpond and wetlands area known as Kuapā (meaning "fishpond wall"). Hawaiʻi Kai or Koko Marina was dredged from Kuapā Pond starting around 1959.
The name Maunalua (from Mauna = mountain and [ʻe]lua = two, in the native Hawaiian language) refers to the designation of the area what is now referred to as "Hawaii Kai." The mountains, located inland from Portlock Point, are the 645 feet (197 meters) high Koko Head , and about 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) east thereof, close to Hanauma Bay the ...
Hawaii State Library in Honolulu. The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States. The system has 51 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu. The system's collection of books and other library materials ...
Sep. 1—A "sister library " agreement between the Hawaii State Public Library System and the Hiroshima Prefectural Library in Japan has been created to encourage a wider love for reading, as well ...
Hawaii Kai was next to Kalama Valley, an existing community of working-class Hawaii locals. Before Kaiser's development plan, the land was a salt-water marsh , much like Waikiki before the construction of the Ala Wai canal . [ 1 ]
UPDATE, 6 :30 p.m. Hawaiian Electric said this afternoon the 490 Hawaii Kai customers without power should prepare for an overnight outage. Crews are working on repairs to underground cables and ...