2026 HLA Conference: Full Schedule

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2:00pm HST

"How Many Water Bottles Does It Cost to Make an Intro-to-Ai Curriculum?"

Saturday November 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm HST

A walk through our experience creating an "Ai Unit" for our incoming 9th grade students. Ai integration has been haphazard in many fields of education, and we hope to illustrate our process in implementing a thoughtfully-created curriculum.

Speakers

Nicole Goff

Library Director, Mid-Pacific Institute

I love to chat about cats and books and class activities and books and easy recipes and books. Making our library a fun space is what drives heart at work, so I love learning new ways to make information literacy engaging. Reading is my passion, and I am never without a book, but... Read More →

Cherie Yanek

Librarian, Mid-Pacific Institute

I've worked as a school librarian, academic librarian, nonprofit librarian, and corporate librarian - and my favorite is school librarian, which is what I am now! I love collection development, incorporating DEI into libraries, and reading.

Saturday November 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm HST
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo 93 Banyan Dr, Hilo, HI 96720

Focus Session

2:45pm HST

Pūnaewele Pākīpika

Saturday November 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:30pm HST

Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo

Presentation will introduce attendees to a curated collection of online resources from across the Pacific designed to support K–12 haumāna and Kumu by providing accessible, engaging, and culturally relevant materials for learning about the region.

Speakers

Keikilani Meyer

Librarian, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi

Kelela Moʻo

MLIS Student, San Jose State University

Saturday November 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:30pm HST
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo 93 Banyan Dr, Hilo, HI 96720