Hawaii State Library

Honolulu, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Mo 10:00-17:00, Tu 09:00-17:00, We 10:00-17:00, Th 09:00-20:00, Fr 09:00-17:00, Sa 09:00-17:00

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Located in downtown Honolulu adjacent to ʻIolani Palace and the Hawaii State Capitol, the Hawaii State Library is a Mediterranean Revival building that anchors the state's public library system—the only statewide system and among the largest in the United States. Designed by architect Henry D. Whitfield and funded by Andrew Carnegie, the building was completed in 1913 following its 1911 groundbreaking. Now a contributing property to the Hawaii Capital Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places (added 1978), it houses over 525,000 cataloged books. The interior features the Edna Allyn Children's Room with murals by Juliette May Fraser depicting Hawaiian legends, while a garden courtyard displays an ocean-current mosaic by Hiroki Morinoue. Barbara Hepworth's cast bronze sculptures, Parent I and Young Girl, stand on the front lawn.

Movement

Mediterranean Revival architecture

Type: library, public library, state agency of Hawaii
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Place: Honolulu, United States

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