2024 HLA Spring MeetingSaturday, June 1, 2024 from 8:45am-1pm
Platform: Zoom Cost: FREE. [If your membership isn't current, please consider Joining/Renewing Now.] Schedule:
Information about our program, speakers, panelists, and facilitators can be found lower on this page. |
This Year's Theme
We are in the middle of a revolution, within our libraries, schools, museums, archives but last but not least, ourselves. We power through it all, for the sake of others and ourselves. We are leaders, innovators, teachers, and learners. How do we become mindful of our place? How do we find the magic in our literature? How do we connect with our community? How do we take care of ourselves?
E ʻōpū aliʻi - Have the heart of a chief. Have the kindness, generosity, and even temper of a chief. - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau (Pukui, 1983, #369). Take a step back and reflect on your responsibilities. Talk with others and reach out. Get out of your comfort zone. Be kind and generous, not only with your colleagues and patrons but also with yourself. Think back on what experience turned you down this path. Librarian. Archivist. Teacher. Technician. Assistant. Curator. Manager. Mentor. Mentee. Colleague. Reflect on your space and how resources can be utilized better by your community. Strive to have heart in your reimagining. |
About the Presentations
Talk Story w/ the Author & Illustrator of Aloha Everything
Meet Kaylin and Mae, author and illustrator of the just released children’s book Aloha Everything!
Rethinking Access: Community Engagement
As library staff, how do you connect with your communities? Have you thought about how bookmobile librarians work?
Attend this panel to learn more about how bookmobile librarians Jessica and Victoria meet their communities in this fascinating panel.
Attend this panel to learn more about how bookmobile librarians Jessica and Victoria meet their communities in this fascinating panel.
Re-Thinking Self: Staff in the Stacks
The objective of this session is to share ways our colleagues take care of themselves before taking care of each other. How do you find joy in your career? Share and celebrate wins as well as reflect on failures in this panel.
About the Panelists and Speakers
Kelly Campbell
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Kelly Ann DeLuna Campbell (she/her) is the Access Services Librarian at the Edwin H. Mookini Library, located on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Her position serves both Hawaiʻi Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She currently serves as the 2024 Vice President/President Elect for the Hawaiʻi Library Association.
Kelly was born and raised on the island of Guåhan (Guam) to a Filipina educator and moved to the island of Oʻahu to attend Kapiʻolani Community College (A.A.) and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (B.A., MLIS). Previously, Kelly has worked in public libraries (Hilo, Mililani, Laupāhoehoe) for almost a decade, starting as a substitute Library Assistant III to permanent Library Assistant IV, Librarian III (Teen Services), and Librarian IV (Branch Manager). Her professional interests include teen services, higher education services, preservation, and collection development. Her hobbies include graphic novels and video games. |
Kaylin Melia George
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Kaylin Melia George grew up listening to her mother’s bedtime stories about Molokaʻi. The planting of these early seeds inspired Kaylin to dedicate her life to storytelling. Kaylin began her professional journey in filmmaking as an internationally award–winning director and screenwriter. Her work has been recognized by the Academy and includes both national commercials for publicly traded companies and documentaries for some of the most prominent nonprofits in the world. In 2020, Kaylin began work on her debut book, Aloha Everything. She dedicated herself to the research and the crafting of the story for over three years. With Aloha Everything, Kaylin found a story close to her heart and a special way to celebrate her Native Hawaiian ancestry. This is the story she has always dreamed of telling. kaylinmgeorge.com
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Jessica gleason
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Jessica’s library career began in 2003 as a substitute Library Assistant III with the Hawaii State Public Library System. She earned her MLIS from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in May 2007. In 2009 she stepped in as Acting Branch Manager at Kihei Public Library and was hired permanently in December 2011. There she learned the challenges and rewards of managing a large and well-used, well-loved facility. In 2016, Jessica fulfilled a lifelong passion when she was hired as the Holoholo Bookmobile Librarian at Wailuku Public Library.
The Holoholo Bookmobile staff currently serves the West Maui Community, Head Start preschools, traveling preschools, and subsidized housing complexes. She is an advocate for inclusive, diverse, and accessible information, with a particular interest in social-emotional learning and using books and storytelling to cultivate personal growth, connection, belonging, empathy, and compassion. |
Victoria lam
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Victoria Lam holds a Master of Library Science from the University of British Columbia. With several years of experience in the Hawaii State Public Library System, she worked in various positions on Kauaʻi island libraries, including her tenure as a children's librarian at Lihue Public Library. Victoria is also the founder of the non-profit Little Miso Bookmobile, an early literacy outreach initiative for keiki aged 0-5. Passionate about fostering early literacy and a love for reading, she combines her expertise in library science with a deep commitment to community engagement. Outside of work, Victoria enjoys surfing, spending quality time with her two children, and believes in the transformative power of books and shared experiences.
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Sunyeen "sunny" pai
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Sunyeen Pai, Ph.D., has served as Digital Initiatives Librarian at Kapiʻolani Community College since 2008. She manages the college’s open access institutional repository of works by students, employees, and the community. She supports the community colleges and the University of Hawaiʻi System (UH) with open educational resources and Textbook Cost: $0 courses. Previously she worked at the UH Mānoa Library and the East West Center. In 2024 she serves as the president of the Hawaiʻi Library Association. Sunny received her B.A. in Sociology (Brandeis University), an M.S. in Systems Management (University of Southern California), and an M.S. in Library and Information Sciences and a Ph.D. in Communications and Information Sciences (UH).
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ray pun
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Raymond Pun (he/him/his) is the academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education. In this role, he supports all library services from research to scholarly communication. Ray served as the 50th President of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) and the 42nd President of the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). Pun was recently elected as ALA President 2025-2026
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Mae Waite
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Mae Waite was adopted at the age of three from Yunnan, China and she found her home in Hawaiʻi. From that point on, the sparkling vibrancy and rich texture of the islands have become a constant source of inspiration for her work. Mae graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa with a degree in Studio Arts. She has since won accolades from around the globe and created art for iconic names, including the Washington Post, Louis Vuitton, and the Sony Open. Each Aloha Everything illustration is lovingly hand-painted and conveys both a sense of childhood adventure and a deep reverence for the beauty of Hawaiian landscapes and culture. maewaitestudio.com
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