Aloha Leeward ʻOhana,Due to the ongoing library renovation, our tutoring services have been temporarily relocated to LA-106 (in the Language Arts building near the Theatre). We will provide updates as soon as we are able to return to the Library this semester.Our hours of operation remain the same:Monday through Friday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMAll… Continue reading
Aloha and welcome to spring 2025! Here are a few library updates for this semester:
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Hours subject to change
Our main floor is open but the group study rooms, restrooms, and upper level are closed. Visit our renovation project page for more information.
Image by Katherine Gomez from Pixabay
We have laptops and hotspots students can check out for the entire semester!
Supplies are limited. Visit our equipment loan page for loan requirements.
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars: Lamakū Tutoring: Begins January 13 – Support tailored for students during the transition from Laulima. Subject Tutoring: Begins January 21 – One-on-one assistance for Biology, Chemistry, Hawaiian Language and Studies, Japanese Language, Writing, and more. 👉🏼 For more details and to book appointments, visit our Tutoring Website. 🎓 Student Success Workshop: Succeeding in Lamaku (Student Edition) Presenter: EMC Brent Hirata Date & Time:… Continue reading
We’ve made it to Finals Week! Please let your students know the library is still giving out free snacks this week. Snacks are funded by ASUH – Leeward. Validated Leeward ID required.
Aloha Leeward CC faculty and staff:
The Learning Common’s 3rd floor renovation is scheduled to begin Monday, December 23rd. Our 2nd floor restrooms and stairwells will be blocked off for construction until the project is complete.
For more information about the renovation project, visit our webpage at go.hawaii.edu/abv
The Learning Commons & Library will be closed December 23 – January 10 due to renovation. Circulation staff will be available to answer the phone (x210) and respond to emails (lcccirc@hawaii.edu) Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Happy Holidays!
Finals Countdown at the Learning Commons begins next week! Please encourage your students to attend our events during this period:
For more information about Finals Countdown, visit our our webpage at http://go.hawaii.edu/yTR
*Supplies are funded by ASUH – Leeward CC. Validated Leeward CC ID required.
It’s International Education Week (IEW)! To celebrate IEW, the library staff teamed up with the Office of International Programs to create a display about loʻi kalo:
For more information about our display, visit our IEW webpage at go.hawaii.edu/Dvy
The library’s 3rd floor staff moved to the DH portables. They are now in C104 and C105: C104 – Main Library Offices Wayde Oshiro Jennifer Sunada Cheryl Urasaki C105 – Librarian Offices Jue Wang Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz Natalie Kahn Junie Hayashi Ralph Toyama If you need to contact them, their phone numbers are still the same.
Aloha Leeward CC faculty and staff:
Please join us in welcoming our new casual hire reference librarian, Hauʻolihiwahiwa!
Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz is a Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) librarian, archivist, and social researcher who received her MLISc from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2020 and obtained her second Master’s degree in Hawaiian Studies with a thesis on Native Hawaiian Lateral Violence and Contemporary Hawaiian Language Acquisition, also at UHM, in 2023.
She served as the Graduate Research Assistant for the Laka me Lono Resource Center, the Hawaiian Studies Library and Archive, at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. While there, she headed library programming and assisted in Hawaiian cultural research and collection care for 5 years.
Most recently, she served as the first Indigenous Initiatives Librarian in University of Hawaiʻi history at Hamilton Library’s Hawaiian and Pacific collections before arriving at Leeward Community College.
In her spare time, she enjoys mahiʻai kalo (taro farming) and hiking.
We are excited to see what Hauʻolihiwahiwa will accomplish here! Hauʻolihiwahiwa can be reached at (808) 455-0390 or hmoniz@hawaii.edu.
