Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 4, 1 April 1991 — Library programs on Big Isle [ARTICLE]

Library programs on Big Isle

The Native Hawaiian Library Project will be on the Big Island in April and May with exciting programs: • Along with the Bishop Museum, the Native Hawaiian Library Project will present two Hannah Baker Quilt Legacy workshops in April. The first will be at the Hilo Public Library on Monday, Apr. 15 from 6-8 p.m. The second workshop will be at the Pahala public and school library on Wednesday, Apr. 17. Please eall the Pahala library for the time. Fifty-five specially selected patterns from the Hannah Baker Quilt Pattern Collection at the Bishop Museum will be available for tracing at these workshops. Interested quilters should bring their own tracing paper for the 72« x 42« patterns. NHLP will provide the #1 pencils. Books on quilting will be available for borrowing with a Hawai'i State Library card. • The Holomua resource van plans to visit several island schools in both April and May with books that ean be borrowed with a Hawai'i State Library card. • The 'Ohina Mo'olelo Maika'i lecture series

will be at the Hana public and school library on Monday, Apr. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Dane Silva, a Hawai'i Island lomilomi therapist, will present a lecture titled "Lomilomi and Hypertension." During his lecture, Silva discusses the history and use of lomilomi in Hawaiian families. He will demonstrate to the audience various relaxing lomilomi techniques. He will also demonstrate a lomilomi method that helps to lower and contrl blood pressure. All you Hana folks — be sure to bring a blanket or beach mat and to wear loose, comfortable clothing. Bring the whole family! • The traveling library exhibit on Kaho'olawe will be at the Kapa'a public library Mar. 27 - April 27. • The February edition of Ka Wai Ola O Oha introduced the "Hawaiian Sheet Music: A Union Catalog." This two-volume index containing information about where to locate original Hawaiian sheet music in various library collections was funded by the Native Hawaiian Library Project. These indexes will soon be available in public libraries and other special libraries throughout the state.