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Aina Haina Public Library reopens with a new look

By Bruce Asato

April 9, 2019

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The Aina Haina Public Library reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding. During the closure, the library's collection was placed in storage, furniture and equipment were cleaned and updated, flooring was replaced, bathrooms renovated and the interior repainted.
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Signage now includes English and Hawaiian titles at Aina Haina Public Library, reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding.
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Signage now includes English and Hawaiian titles at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding.
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The renovated bathroom is seen at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding.
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New chairs were part of the renovation at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs necessitated by last year's flooding.
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New chairs are seen at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding.
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Another updated area is seen at Aina Haina Public Library, reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding.
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Dr. Ben Chang was the first customer in Aina Haina Public Library's book sale program upon reopening on Tuesday.
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Charlie Uhlmann looks through a book at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened on Tuesday. He's with the "Aina Haina Prepared" group that helped pack and move the books during the repairs and renovations.
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Resident Sheena Sumitomo reads a children's book to her daughter, Serena, in the children's room at Aina Haina Public Library on Tuesday.
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Tommy Waters helped with cleanup and repairs at Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday.
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Danny Tengan, who organized volunteers with the "Aina Haina Prepared" group that helped in the cleanup effort after the flooding, walks on the replacement flooring of Aina Haina Public Library. The flooding that followed the thunderstorms last April caused major water damage from the front to the back of the library. The floor was soaked in muddy water.
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Another area of Aina Haina Public Library, which reopened Tuesday after completing extensive repairs and renovations necessitated by last year's flooding. The entire remodeling costed about $650,000.
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Aina Haina Public Library will be starting a new ukulele landing program within the next few months, hosted by the Music For Life Foundation. People will be able to borrow ukuleles from the library and participate in lessons. Aina Haina Public Library will be the third library in the state to have the program, following Nanakuli Public Library and Waimanalo Public Library.
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