University of Hawaii at Manoa Library

Why Google Sucks? Join us for an Interactive Exploration of “Your” Online World with fun games and prizes to win!

It will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at the Hamilton Library Room 306.

Register now at tinyurl.com/youronlineworld! We can guarantee food and a spot for the first 20 undergrads who sign up!

Sign up now and we’ll see you there!

University of Hawaii at Mānoa Hamilton Library 2024-2029 Strategic Plan

“I am delighted to introduce Hamilton Library’s new vision, mission, and values as well as our 2024-2029 Strategic Goals and Actions. These represent more than 12 months of work by a dedicated Library Strategic Planning Committee, with the help of consultants brightspot strategy, and input from librarians, staff, students, and faculty. This collective process focused our attention and enabled us to develop a shared vision for the future.

The role of our library continues to evolve. Revisiting our vision, mission, and values allowed us to embrace new functions while reaffirming our traditional responsibilities. Our commitment to becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning inspired us to express these guiding statements using ‘Olelo Hawaii terminology; grounding us intentionally and explicitly in the ‘äina which sustains Hawaii.

We now turn to the critical work of making our 2024-2029 Strategic Goals and Actions a reality. We will need the assistance of individuals, departments and the campus community in designing actionable strategies. As a living plan we will assess, adapt, and redesign as necessary.

Vision, mission, values, goals and actions come to life through the talent, expertise, and commitment of our librarians and staff. I am excited to continue working with the Hamilton Library ‘ohana to make an impact on our students, faculty, and community.”
- Dr. Clem Guthro, University Librarian

Learn more about the 2024-2029 Strategic Plan at manoa.hawaii.edu/library/about/organization/

Hamilton Library upcoming events!

Visit uhmlibrary.libcal.com for more information and to register on upcoming events!

The American and the Holocaust: What did Americans Know? – What More Could Have Been Done?

This exhibit is sponsored by the American Library Association and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, presented by the University of Hawai’i at Manoa library.

Visit this exhibit composed of informative posters and interactive videos and documents located at the 1st floor of Hamilton Library.

Throughout this month, there will be public events surrounding this exhibit. For more information about the public events, please visit manoa.hawaii.edu/library.

Who’s ready for a game night?👾🎰🎲We are excited to host Undergrad Game Night at Hamilton Library! We have so much games that you can play with our Game Collection available through our Loanable technology collection (that you could also check out!)

Gather your friends and have fun! To register, please scan the QR code or visit tinyurl.com/undergradgamenight. Also a guaranteed free food for the first 20 undergrad students to sign up🌯👌

See you then!!

Test your knowledge with friends at our Trivia Night for Undergraduates: Getting to Know the Library!

UHM Undergraduates, join us at the library for a fun, competitive trivia night! Our librarian-crafted questions span pop culture to academic subjects. (We promise they aren’t too difficult.) Teams of up to 5 can join, either pre-formed or formed at the event. Simply write your answers on paper —no apps or buzzers required!

Enjoy a catered meal for all players, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Activity and Program Fee Board. Please bring a reusable container to eat from, if possible, as we strive for sustainability.

Welcome to the Fall 2024 semester! Hamilton Library wishing you an awesome and epic semester ahead!

In honor of King Kamehameha Day, we wanted to share a book titled, Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood written by Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau and translated by M. Puakea Nogelmeier. This book tells the story of King Kamehameha I from his early beginnings and during his time uniting the Hawaiian Island.

Feel free learn more about King Kamehameha’s life and story at Hamilton Library Hawaiian Collection Reading room.

Happy King Kamehameha Day!

This well-known portrait of King Kamehameha (“Tammeamea”) was done by Louis Choris, artist on the 1815-1818 expedition led by Otto von Kotzebue. Published in Choris’ Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde (completed in 1822), it was considered by David Forbes to be one of the four “most important” illustrations of this work, included as part of a “very beautiful pictorial examination of the Hawaiian Islands and of Hawaiian culture as it existed prior to the death of Kamehameha I in 1819 and prior to the abolition of the kapu.”

On this day, we pay tribute to and show respect for the individuals who have bravely defended our nation. Thank you for your selfless acts.

In observance of Memorial Day, the library will be closed on Monday, May 24, 2024.

Visit our newest exhibit titled, "Hoʻomana: Empower" at the Bridge Gallery. Empowering each other across oceans and land masses. This exhibit features photos, gifts, offering and arts inspired by a sacred mountain Mauna a Wākea. This exhibit is the 18th installment of Kūkulu, a traveling art exhibition honoring the pillars of Mauna Kea who stands fro the protection of the tallest mountain in the world (from the sea floor) located on the island of Hawaiʻi. Each exhibit is committed to uplift and inspire, to educate and bring awareness and to acknowledge, recognize and honor those standing for Mauna Kea and for all sacred, special and storied places.

Kūlulu is a project of Mauna Kea education and awareness whose purpose is to educate and raise awareness of communities in Hawaiʻi and beyond on the spiritual, historical, cultural, environmental and political significance of Mauna and provide cultural learning opportunities to everyone from keiki to kupuna, residents, visitors, and others concerned about indigenous rights and responsibilities to create a platform for protection of sacred places and for social justice and positive change.

This exhibit is sponsored by KTUH Radio, Mauna Kea Education and Awareness, Hawaiʻi Peoples Fund, Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peopleʻs INC. Mahalo for your support and commitment for this special exhibit.

Happy Summer☀️🏄‍♂️

Our Hamilton Library is open for the summer!

Summer Library Hours are as follows:
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m - 6.p.m

Please note that the library will be closed on Saturdays and holidays.

We are excited to welcome you during the summer season!

Finals week is approaching fast! Here is the extended library hours at Hamilton Library starting on Sunday May 5 until May 10, 2024. The library will be closed on Saturday May 11, 2024. Good luck on your finals Bows'!

Congratulation to Liane Na'auao and Malia Van Heukelem, two of our hard working librarians who are the recipients of the President's Award by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) for their continuous effort in helping preserve and salvaging fire-damaged artifacts and documents to Lahaina museums, cultural centers, libraries, and schools.

UH News has featured their work in an article titled, "UH conservation heroes honored for wildfire response" Read the full article at
www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/23/uh-conservation-heroes-honored/

Congratulations Liane and Malia👏🎊 Mahalo for your dedication and for sharing your expertise to our community.

📸: UH News

If you come across an article or book that is not in the collection of UH Manoa Library, you have the option to request access to it through the InterLibrary Loans (ILL) Request Service. This valuable service can be utilized as you navigate through your research and academic works.

Houses to Homes: A Glimpse into Chinese Vernacular Architecture and Decor

Inspired by the profound meaning of "Jia," our exhibit is designed to deepen your understanding of 'home' in Chinese vernacular architecture and decorative arts.

Visit the exhibit at the 1st Floor Elevator Gallery at Hamilton Library until May 10, 2024.

Mahalo to Dongyun Ni and Siwei Su of Asian Collection for their curation of this exhibit.

Today is ! Support our UH Manoa Hamilton Library’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion collection initiative by making a gift at the 24-hour Giving Day Marathon. Visit https://givingday.foundation.org/ or scan the QR code pictured above to make a donation. Mahalo nui for your support and generosity!

Happy National Library Week! This week the American Library Association (ALA) is celebrating the National Library Week to celebrate the contributions of our nationʻs libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. The Hamilton Library has many resources that our students can use! Weʻd love to know why you love our Hamilton library!

Itʻs Merrie Monarch Das Why!

In celebration of the Merrie Monarch Week, we take a look at the Festivalʻs program books throughout the years. The Merrie Monarch Festival perpetuate , preserves and promote the art of Hula and Hawaiian culture through itʻs week-long festivities.

Visit our Hawaiian Collection at Hamilton Library in Fifth Floor to learn more about Merrie Monarch Festivalʻs history and archives.

Explore the "Alfred Preis in Hawaiʻi: Vienna Émigré, Architect, and Advocate" exhibit at the Bridge Gallery in Hamilton Library.

Meet Alfred Preis, a visionary architect and advocate for the arts in Hawaii. Born in Vienna, Austria, Preis fled Nazi-occupied Austria in 1939 and found refuge in Honolulu. His legacy includes iconic landmarks like the USS Arizona Memorial and the entrance to the Honolulu Zoo. His legacy extends beyond architecture; he spearheaded the establishment of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, making Hawaii the first state in the nation with a statewide arts organization. Preis's passion for integrating art into public spaces led to groundbreaking legislation requiring companies to contribute one percent of construction costs for public art. His impact resonates in Hawaii's cultural landscape to this day.

Designed and co-curated by Axel Schimitzberger (CalPoly Pomona) and Laura Maguire (UHM Architecture) with the generous support of the Austrian Consulate General – Los Angeles, this traveling exhibit on Alfred Preis’ legacy in Hawaiʻi will be on view in UHM Hamilton Library until May 15, 2024.

The UH Mānoa Library is honored to host "Himeyuri and Hawaiʻi." It is now on exhibit at the first-floor elevator gallery in Hamilton Library through June.

The beautiful and informative panels of this traveling exhibition were created by the Himeyuri Peace Museum in Okinawa. They convey a powerful message about war and peace in telling the story of the Himeyuri Student Corps. This exhibit also uncovers connections with Hawaiʻi. Read more at https://buff.ly/49B6Wux.

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Ethnomusicology Program in the Music Department, and the Hamilton Library Asia Collection present an exhibit entitled, “Sounding the Earth: Bamboo, Metal, and Wood Instruments of Southeast Asia” on view in Hamilton Library’s 4th Floor Asia Collection from February 1 – May 20, 2024. The exhibit is open to the public during building hours. For more information, go to https://buff.ly/3wm1Dkw.

HAPPY WORLD DIGITAL PRESERVATION DAY!
NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The library invites you to join us in commemorating World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) on November 2, 2023. The purpose of this day is to “create greater awareness of digital preservation” and the benefits and opportunities of “securing a sustainable future for our digital assets.” It is an annual event organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition. https://buff.ly/45Qy9r6 This year’s theme, Digital Preservation: A Concerted Effort, is a reminder of the hard work of the digital preservation community and that we are all in this together. The University of Hawaii at Manoa Library is committed to developing its capabilities in the area of digital preservation and would like to share a short video introducing the topic and share some work being undertaken in the library. The video has been created using a text-to-video generative AI application and was based on a presentation made to library staff by the Digital Preservation Librarian in September 2023.

Mahalo!

https://buff.ly/3SkVz4P

Come explore the library at the Discover Mānoa Open House! See special collection displays, loanable technology tools, and take a tour. This Saturday, October 21, 2023, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Come explore the library at the Discover Mānoa Open House! See special collection displays, loanable technology tools, and take a tour. Saturday, October 21, 2023, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

How do federal, state, and local political forces affect Hawai’i? Join a hybrid symposium that curates the archival histories of the H-3 freeway's construction & opposition, and why this case study matters today.

Learn from the library and archive workers who researched in repositories to create an online representation of the political processes behind the H-3 history.

Find out if the online resource accurately represents the experiences of people who lived through, or are knowledgeable of, the political processes behind the H-3’s history.

Thursday Oct. 12, 2023 at 12-3:30pm
Windward Community College Library, Conference Room 304/305
RSVP for in-person or online attendance: https://buff.ly/3RELFdX
Read more about this event: https://buff.ly/3RJ3iZX

What were the political processes behind the H-3 Freeway? Join a hybrid symposium that brings together archives from the federal, state, and community levels, and the people who lived through this history, to discuss how this freeway was constructed and opposed.

Listen to the community leaders and professionals directly involved in, or knowledgeable of, the H-3’s histories:
Mahealani Cypher, board member of Koʻolau Foundation (formerly Stop H-3)
Tom Dye, former Oʻahu Island Archaeologist, SHPD, DLNR
Jennifer Sabas, former Chief of Staff to Senator Daniel Inouye
Kawena Komeiji, Hawaiian Pacific Resources Librarian, UH West Oʻahu

Meet the library and archives workers who put the online resource together:
Dawn Sueoka, UH Mānoa Hamilton Library Congressional Papers Archivist
Dore Minatodani, UH Mānoa Hamilton Hawaiian-Pacific Collections Librarian
Gwen Sinclair, UH Mānoa Hamilton Government Documents Librarian
Ellen-Rae Cachola, UH School of Law Library Evening Supervisor & Archives Manager
Kyle Hart, MA Graduate of UH Mānoa Hawaiian Studies
Kealohilani Minami, BA Graduate of UH Mānoa Political Science
Perry Arrasmith, Master’s of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) Candidate with the UH Mānoa Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Kylee Munro, Graduate Student of UH Mānoa Masters of Library & Information Science Program

Thursday Oct. 12, 2023 at 12-3:30pm
Windward Community College Library, Conference Room 304/305
RSVP for in-person or online attendance: https://buff.ly/3RELFdX
Read more about this event: https://buff.ly/3RJ3iZX

Librarians from Hamilton Library will be presenting on how AI such as ChatGPT is changing library research and higher education for the College of Social Sciences Digital Learning Initiatives series on Friday at 9am .
https://buff.ly/3PQLXgq

Visit the library’s first floor elevator gallery to view ‘Ōnaehana - Peace Systems, an exhibit by Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and visionary, Solomon Enos. The conceptual sketches and paintings featured in this exhibit respond to the continued effects of climate change and historical nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll and nearby Marshallese atolls. Enos shares the message that guided his process as he created these pieces in situ: “[I]f we can harness great power to facilitate destruction, so too can we move in the polar opposite direction, and turn our hands, minds and hearts to profound systems of peace.”

ʻŌnaehana - Peace Systems will be on exhibit through the end of the fall semester.