Makiki Community Library is sponsoring an Open House for our friends, neighbors, members, and patrons tomorrow, Saturday, June 25, from 4-7 pm. Please join us for some light refreshments and to learn more about our programs and services, including:
- The Books!
- Children’s Programs
- Adult Programs
- Computer Center
- Movie Nights
We will have our board members, staff, and volunteers on hand to share our passion for advocating literacy, learning, and civic engagement, in a safe environment for the community.
No RSVP is required! Please feel free to stop by at 1527 Keeaumoku Street in Makiki District Park. Don’t forget you can also check us out on Facebook.
Important Reminder:
Sunday, June 19 is Father’s Day in 2011. Makiki Community Library will be closed in honor of Father’s Day. Please take the day to celebrate with the fathers in your life – at home, at the beach, at a BBQ, or wherever your dad likes to go or do.
The Library is housed on the first floor and the mezzanine level of the Makiki Library building in Makiki District Park (1527 Keeaumoku Street, just mauka of Lunalilo Freeway) and will reopen on Wednesday, June 22, from 2-6 pm. Regular hours of operation for MCL are:
Wednesday: 2pm – 6pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
Mahalo!
Note: This is an old photo of Neighborhood Board No. 10, including current and past members.
The City and County of Honolulu recently announced the results of Neighborhood Board elections. Congratulations to the following elected/reelected members of the Makiki/Lower Punchbowl/Tantalus Neighborhood Board No. 10 (in order of appearance on the listing):
- Charles Carole
- Diane Chong
- Chuck Reindollar
- Isaiah Sabey
- John Steelquist
- Michael Wooten
- Trevor Funk
- Philip Hauret
- Eloise Lee
- Allan Lee
- Samuel Mitchell
- Michael Sarrazin
- Earl Winfree
- Vincent Browne
- Ronald Cannarella
- Richard Kawano
- Susan Young
Contact information for individual members is available here in a directory maintained by the City.
If you would like to attend a meeting, the regular meeting schedule for Makiki/Lower Punchbowl/Tantalus Neighborhood Board No. 10 is the 3rd Thursday of each month, Arts & Crafts Building at Makiki District Park (1527 Keeaumoku Street), 7:00 pm.
The next meeting is scheduled on June 16, 2011.
We apologize for the late notice of this event, but would love to have you join us tonight for a very informative and important conversation.
SPECIAL EVENT: A Community Conversation with MARC ALEXANDER, Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
St. Clement’s Church, Parish Hall (1515 Wilder Avenue) @ 6:00-7:30 pm
Join the The Parish of St. Clement and Representative Della Au Belatti (@repbelatti on Twitter) for an intimate community conversation with Marc Alexander, the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness in Hawaii to learn more about the State’s 90-Day Plan and how faith-based organizations, charitable organizations, and individual citizens can be part of the efforts to eliminate homelessness in Hawaii.
For details contact Rev. Michael Barham, Associate Pastor The Parish of St. Clement’s, 955-7745; or Rep. Belatti, 586-9425, repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov.
This event is co-hosted by The Parish of St. Clement and Rep. Della Au Belatti (@repbelatti).
After posting our last blog post Makiki Community Library Closed Memorial Day Weekend, which included information on ways to observe Memorial Day, we were alerted to this opportunity for a special bus service to Punchbowl. Please see below for details.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPECIAL PUNCHBOWL BUS SERVICE FOR MAYOR’S MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
(Wed., May 25, 2011) − The City will provide special bus service for those attending the Mayor’sMemorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, atPunchbowl, where parking is very limited.
The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Free parking will be available at the Fasi Civic Centergarage for motorists who wish to board the bus at the Alapai Transit Center, at the corner of Kingand Alapai Streets. Passengers will be picked up there from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Destination signs on thedeparting buses will read “15 Punchbowl,” and returning buses will read “15 Alapai Transit Center.”
Regular one-way fares of $2.50 for adults, $1.25 for youth (grades 1- 12), and $1 for seniors will apply. Monthly adult and youth passes will be accepted, and elderly and disabled cards will be honored.
For more information on the Memorial Day Ceremony, call the City’s Department of Parks andRecreation at 768-3002. For bus route information, go to www.thebus.org or call 848-5555.
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Contact: Department of Parks and Recreation, 768-3002.