Join us at the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i Annual Meeting!
Where: Hawaiʻi State Library, 478 South King Street.
When: February 18, 2026 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Parking is available at nearby municipal lots. The ʻIolani Palace parking gates will be reopened for guests to leave following the annual meeting program.

Pupu and refreshments will be available starting at 5:00 p.m. The program will include a short business meeting with a number of important votes. Then, we will present the Legislator of the Year Mahalo Award and then we will present the Librarian of the Year and Excellence in Service Awards.

Please Assign a Proxy or RSVP using the form below –

Join us in honoring the –

2025 Legislator of the Year:

• Speaker Nadine Nakamura

2025 Librarian of the Year:

• Matthew Brown

2025 Excellence in Service Awardee (library staff member):

• Ambronette Rivera

2025 Volunteers of the Year

• Brenda Lucas
• Gail Satsuma
• Glenn Satsuma

Attendees must RSVP to attend the annual meeting. Please RSVP below.

This form is closed but you may still attend the FLH Annual Meeting by registering at the door. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. on February 19, 2025 at the Hawai’i State Library. The doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Join us at the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i Annual Meeting!
Where: Hawaiʻi State Library, 478 South King Street.
When: February 19, 2025 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Parking is available at nearby municipal lots. The ʻIolani Palace parking gates will be reopened for guests to leave following the annual meeting program.

Pupu and refreshments will be available starting at 5:00 p.m. The program will include a short business meeting with a number of important votes. Then, we will present the Legislator of the Year Mahalo Award and then we will present the Librarian of the Year and Excellence in Service Awards.

Please Assign a Proxy or RSVP using the form below –

Join us in honoring the –

2024 Legislator of the Year:

• Senator Lynn DeCoite

2024 Librarians of the Year:

• Jennifer (Kauʻi) Young
• Michelle Young

2024 Excellence in Service Awardees (library staff members):

• Gail Kashiwabara
• Chelsea Trevino

2024 Volunteers of the Year

• Edmay Apana
• Brenda Li
• Bill Little

Attendees must RSVP to attend the annual meeting. Please RSVP below.

This form is closed but you may still attend the FLH Annual Meeting by registering at the door. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. on February 19, 2025 at the Hawai’i State Library. The doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Join us at the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i Annual Meeting!
Where: Hawaiʻi State Library, 478 South King Street.
When: February 28, 2024 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Parking is available at nearby municipal lots. The ʻIolani Palace parking gates will be reopened for guests to leave following the annual meeting program.

Pupu and refreshments will be available starting at 5:00 p.m. The program will include a short business meeting with a number of important votes. Next we will present the Legislator of the Year Mahalo Award and then we will present the Librarian of the Year and Excellence in Service Awards.

Please Assign a Proxy or RSVP using the form below –

Join us in honoring the –

2023 Legislator of the Year:

• Representative David Tarnas.

2023 Librarians of the Year:

• Tamara King
• Elizabeth Knight
• Susan Nakata

2023 Excellence in Service Awardees (library staff members):

• Stacy Fujitani
• Eric Larsen
• Ann Wallner

Attendees must RSVP to attend the annual meeting. Please RSVP below.

Join us at the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i Annual Meeting!
Where: Hawaiʻi State Library
When: February 22, 2023 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Pupu and refreshments will be available starting at 5:00 p.m. The program will include a short business meeting with a number of important votes. The Legislator of the Year award ceremony will follow the business meeting.

Join us in honoring our 2021 Legislator of the Year, Representative Justin Woodson, and our 2022 Legislator of the Year, Representative (now Lieutenant Governor) Sylvia Luke.

Attendees must RSVP to attend the annual meeting. Please RSVP below.