Our Supplementary In-Person Conference Events

Kaʻiwakīloumoku | Saturday, December 2

ALOHA x Design: Libraries!

1-4pm HST
Cost for Conference Registrants: $10
​This workshop focuses on supporting participants in honing skillsets and mindsets to intentionally design inclusive spaces that foster a sense of belonging for your target user groups.  Through our ALOHA x Design approach, we will journey together to harness your passion, joy, and purpose to shape user journey maps you will develop for your library spaces, and ideate new ways to engage your libraries and your visitors in meaningful experiences.

Workshop activities are coordinated by Education Incubator.

Social Event

5-8:30pm HST
Catering will be provided by Da Spot, who will offer guests hearty fare and beverages. Vendors will be showcasing their products. Kicking off the event will be our Poster sessions, where presenters will detail research and finding on varying topics related to librarianship in Hawaiʻi. HLA Recognition Award recipients will be honored during the event.

Featured Speaker:
  • Nyla Fujii-Babb, Storyteller and Retired Librarian

HLA and HASL are happy to offer $300 travel awards
​to assist several neighbor island members with travel expenses. 

Deadline: October 11, 2023
​
The AWARD will provide:
​​> A $300 stipend to support your travel arrangements. No additional paperwork necessary.
​> Registration for the in-person events (Aloha x Design: Libraries! Workshop & Social Event)
Applicant Requirements:
​​> Attend the in-person events which include the Aloha x Design: Libraries! Workshop and the Social Event on Saturday, December 2, 1:00 - 8:30 PM at Kamehameha Schools on Oʻahu.
> Contribute to an article about your 2023 HLA Conference experience for Kolekole, HLA Newsletter. This may be a contribution together with the other Scholarship winners or with a facilitator from the HLA Board.

About the Social Event

Kicking off the event will be the Poster Session, where presenters will showcase their
​posters and detail their research on varying topics related to librarianship in Hawaiʻi.
HLA Recognition Award recipients will be honored during the event.
There will be live music for a portion of the event. 

Lawn Games - Starting at 4pm

We will have lawn games (e.g. giant jenga and connect-4, cornhole) to foster a sense of celebration and unity. This is a family friendly event! However, if you bring anyone under 18, please remember that you are responsible for monitoring them at all times during the event. 

The lawn area of Kaʻiwakīloumoku is named Kūkulu O Kahiki. Designed for outdoor
gatherings, Kūkulu O Kahiki refers to the distant borders of the ancestral homelands from which Hawaiians trace their Polynesian origins. The metaphor of pillars holding up the heavenly expanse from the corners of the Oceanic universe reflects an ocean-going, island-oriented people who are keenly aware of their environment and their place within it. 

Nyla Fujii-Babb

Storytelling: A Promise for the Future

Folktales transcend cultural barriers and reveal universals about the Human condition. As librarians we are obligated to share stories, not only tales from our own cultural comfort zone, but stories from around the world. Robert Bly once said: “fairy stories, legends, myths, hearth stories—amount to a reservoir where we keep new ways of responding that we can adopt when the conventional and current ways wear out.” And Sue Kidd Monk, author of The Secret Life of Bees said, “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.”  Sharing an evening of stories from around the world. 

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