Funding support has also made a measurable difference. In Hawaii,\u00a04 members received awards totaling $54,500<\/strong>\u00a0to support NNLM\u2019s work in their communities. Those awards help turn ideas into action, whether that means developing programming, improving access to credible health information, or reaching audiences that are often hardest to serve. In a state where geography can shape access, local investment makes a real difference.<\/p>\n One especially meaningful example is the featured award\u00a0Keiki Heroes<\/a>, Let\u2019s Care for Our Eyes<\/strong>. NNLM Region 5 provided funding to the Hawaii Public Health Institute to create this activity book, which introduces children to eye health in a friendly, memorable way through Kai and H\u014dk\u016b. The book is available in\u00a0English, Marshallese, Tagalog, and Ilokano<\/strong>, expanding its reach to families who may benefit from health resources in the languages they use at home. It is a strong example of how health information outreach can be both practical and culturally responsive.<\/p>\n NNLM Region 5\u2019s work in Hawaii shows what sustained, community-focused health information outreach can look like in action: free membership, meaningful awards, public-facing exhibits, multilingual resources, and training that supports library workers and community organizations alike. To keep building your skills and expanding your impact,\u00a0explore NNLM training opportunities at\u00a0https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the past five years, NNLM Region 5 has strengthened health information outreach across Hawaii by supporting libraries, community partners, and local leaders who help people find reliable health information when they need it most. From training and funding to exhibits and outreach tools, the work in Hawaii reflects what happens when trusted institutions invest… Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3001,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[487],"tags":[384,30,254,57,234,225,70,93,191,155,124,74],"class_list":["post-22390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-impact","tag-community-outreach","tag-funding","tag-health-information","tag-health-literacy","tag-libraries","tag-library-programming","tag-nlm-traveling-exhibits","tag-outreach","tag-professional-development","tag-public-libraries","tag-public-library","tag-training"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3001"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22390"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22395,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390\/revisions\/22395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Display](\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/Native-Voices-accompanying-book-display-300x142.jpg\")
Another highlight of NNLM Region 5\u2019s work in Hawaii has been the use of exhibits to spark conversation and learning.\u00a0Nine libraries in Hawaii hosted the Native Voices exhibit<\/a><\/strong> from the National Library of Medicine, bringing attention to Native peoples\u2019 concepts of health and illness. For many libraries, exhibits like this do more than fill a display space – they create opportunities for dialogue, cultural learning, and deeper community engagement.<\/p>\n