With funding from Hawaii’s Access for All Grant, public libraries across the state began offering wireless Internet access Monday. Patrons with personal laptops, smartphones, tablets, e-readers or other mobile devices may access the Internet in the public service areas of
Free Wi-Fi available
at public libraries
With funding from Hawaii’s Access for All Grant, public libraries across the state began offering wireless Internet access Monday. Patrons with personal laptops, smartphones, tablets, e-readers or other mobile devices may access the Internet in the public service areas of the library during open hours. Users must provide a valid library card number and PIN and agree to the HSPLS Internet use policies. Wireless printing is not available. For more information and to read the Internet use policies, visit librarieshawaii.org.
Waimea town meeting slated for Thursday
The next Waimea Community Association town meeting will begin at 5:15 Thursday in Waimea School Cafeteria. Topics on the agenda include emergency preparedness, concerns about North Hawaii Community Hospital and its Women’s Center, and a discussion led by representatives of Waimea Outdoor Circle about the criminal stripping of koa trees in Waimea Park.
The meeting is free to attend, but donations to Waimea food pantries will be accepted. For more information, and a complete list of the evening’s scheduled topics, go to WaimeaTown.org or call WCA President Sherman Warner at 885-1725.
Imiloa featuring
new plantarium show
“A Rain Forest Adventure: Bugs” is the featured show this spring at Imiloa Astronomy Center’s planetarium starting at 3 p.m. Saturday. Highlighting the extraordinary world of insects, the show focuses on the life cycles of a praying mantis and a butterfly from their birth to their inevitable encounter in the tropical rain forest of Southeast Asia, where predator meets prey. This 3D adventure will journey through a land where insects rule.
Several other offerings are available this spring. “Big Mirrors on the Mountain” plays at 2 p.m., and the signature show, “Maunakea: Between Earth and Sky,” at 1 p.m. The live noontime sky show, “Skies Above Hawaii,” incorporates the current night sky and 3D elements. The monthly theme for April shows will be the structure of the solar system. The theme for May will be the transit of Venus. The Saturday keiki show, “Earth, Moon & Sun” explores the relationship between the three at 10 a.m. Native American stories are used throughout the show to help distinguish between myths and science. The programs also include an in-depth presentation featuring stars, constellations, and planets visible in the sky after sunset. Admission is required for exhibit hall and planetarium entry.
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii is an informal science education center located on the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus. It is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
For more information, visit imiloahawaii.org.
Free parent education workshop scheduled
“Summer Activities to Keep Your Child Engaged in School” is a free community education workshop offered by Hawaii Learning Resource, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 19 at the Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School Library.
Jyo Bridgewater, K-8 principal from Honolulu’s Assets School, and Judy Stevenson, a Waimea-based academic coach, will present the workshop. Participants will learn how to weave learning into family time, activities to help discover and develop a child’s strengths, and ways to improve social skills through activities that are both educational and fun.
Register online at hawaiilearningresource.org. Contact Hawaii Learning Resource at info@hawaiilearningresource.org or 885-9318.
