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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · 10d

Banned Books Week 2025 : Celebrate the freedom to read! 🩵 #Libraries #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #BeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorld
Mahalo @acluhawaii.bsky.social and the Hawai`i Library Association🌟🫰🏼🌺📚🩷 www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Sep 13

Kaua`i Half Marathon 2025 in the books! ✅💚 thankful to finish with our friends✨🙏✨
things I’ve learned: don’t die (listen to your body), we’re lucky to be alive, don’t drink too much beer at the end✨😍✨ #Running #KauaiHalfMarathon #LoveAndHugsToTheWorld ps top 10 for my age group wahoo!! ✨🌟

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jul 31

Mahalo @aallnet.bsky.social and the Hawai’i State Judiciary for announcing this ✨🩵✨Looking forward to working with our #AALL colleagues and elevating our legal information profession in the coming year! #LawLibrarians #LawLibraries #ILoveLawLibraries #AALL

www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_rep...

Screen shot of Asian American woman smiling to the camera, dress in a suit jacket and pink top. The background includes greenery accented with white tiare flowers. There is a print that reads ‘Jenny Silbiger Begins Term as President of AALL’

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jun 7

Sharing our HSPLS West Maui Bookmobile & Hawaii State Judiciary partnership one year anniversary coverage in the summer issue of _KoleKole_ 🩷 #Libraries #Librarians #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #BeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorld #Maui #Lahaina

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A group of people smiling in front of the rainbow painted West Maui Bookmobile

Two pictures: top pic show children engaged in story time crafting; bottom show children and caregivers watching as a volunteer demo an art activity. Text on the side describes partnership between the bookmobile and the courts.

Picture shows adults working on computers at a digital literacy class; text describes the bookmobile activities and services.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · May 10

A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Apr 29

A moment of peace, presence, and awe 💚 #Presence #Peace #Healing #WeCanDoHardThings #BeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorld #Honu #GreenSeaTurtle #Hawaii #Oahu

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Apr 15

This sweet girl 💗💖😍 gave me a beautiful gift 🥰 for just a small simple gesture 🥰 #Kindness #Love #Aloha #Travel
A much needed balm to the soul - and friendly reminder to myself that no act is too small to have an impact on any given moment 🥹 (even when your own heart is hurting) ❤️‍🩹

A picture of a fairy colored by a little girl. A message reads ‘,thank you for letting me sit by my mom you are nice and beautiful. I hope you have a nice flight.‘ and also ‘my name is k… c…’ and ‘I am 6.’ There are two small heart emojis hiding the little girls full name.

A meme with mountains and the phrase: you know who’s going through a lot right now? Literally everyone. Just be kind.
Attributed to @tinybuddha

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy Aloha Sunday mental
health run day ✨🌺✨❤️‍🩹✨
#Latergram #Running #GetOutside #RunForYourLife #Hawaii #Oahu #WindwardOahu #LoveAndHugsToTheWorld #Ekolu

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Apr 6

Hawai`i showing up with free speech today ✨🌺✨
#Oahu #Hawaii #FreeSpeech #Democracy #StandForDemocracy #SaveDemocracy
#LoveAndHugsToTheWorld #HandsOff #NeverGiveUp #BeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorldq

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Apr 4

Laws make a difference: and so can you ! ✨🌺✨ Civics is alive!
And your (our) voices matter. ✨❤️‍🩹✨💙✨
#Libraries #Civics #CivicsEducation #Librarians #LawLibrarians #LibraryWorkers #LibrariesAreForEveryone #ILoveLibraries #LetsBeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorld
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Four people, two men, and two women, standing together facing the camera, all four smiling, each wearing lei. Behind them a presentation display reads: “Laws Make a Difference: and so can you!”

A slightly more zoomed-out picture of an asian women speaking while standing at a podium, her hand raised to make a loose fist while talking into the microphone. A presentation display screen is partially shown, it the title stating: “Legal issue: same-sex marriage” as well as a description of the 2013 US supreme court Windsor case.

An asian women speaks while standing at a podium, her hand holding the microphone as she speaks. A presentation display screen is partially shown, it the title stating: “Legal issue: same-sex marriage” as well as a description of the 2013 US supreme court Windsor case.

A picture of the full speakers panel; an asian woman standing at the podium speaking, a display screen with ‘Mahalo’ at the top, and the three panelists from the first picture seated. In the foreground are the backs of people’s heads, as they are seated in the audience, facing the panelists .

Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Mar 27

A complicated history re: transracial/foreign adoption from Korea ✨🇰🇷✨❤️‍🩹✨💔✨
The relationship to government document access & u.s. federal legislation (esp the word choices therein) enabled this whole situation to run off the rails. #ItsOkNotToBeOk
#BeTheLoveWeWantToSeeInTheWorld

Headline from the New York Times that reads ‘World’s largest ‘baby exporter’ admits to adoption fraud.’

Headline from the associated press that reads “ South Korea, truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions”

Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Mar 18

We stand with libraries across the country, our countless colleagues & friends, who provide critical info svcs and resources to all who enter their doors. #Libraries #LawLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #Librarians #LawLibrarians #LibraryWorkers #ILoveLibraries #LoveYourLibrary
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A picture of statement from the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) standing with libraries across the country, calling for a reinstatement of funding for the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS supports AALL member libraries; AALL member libraries also partner with IMLS funded libraries to provide access to legal information and more to the general public.

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Mar 4

Witnessing Chicago exercise their first amendment right to free speech ✨⭐️✨💙✨ They don’t mess around in the Windy City! #Protest #FreeSpeech #Democracy #StandForDemocracy
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/04/h...

Screenshot of the front page of the chicago Tribune featuring the headline ‘hundreds gather in daily Plaza Tuesday to protest Trump in pro – democracy rally’. Featured are two women cheering on the crowd, one taking a picture with her mobile phone, one holding a peace sign as the protesters walk by carrying signs to ‘support children Ukraine, Medicaid, farmers environments of rights, trans rights, and cyber security.’

Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Feb 26

Embrace joy while we can ✨😍✨❤️‍🩹✨ joy can be an antidote — an act of resistance in the face of fear. And share grace and thankfulness when it comes our way✨⭐️✨ #Hawaii #Oahu #NorthShore #Surf #Surfing #Beach #ILoveSurfing #Ocean #PacificOcean
#LoveAndHugsToTheWorld #Joy #Thankful #Love

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Feb 24

Meaningful access to legal information is at the center of an informed & educated society, integral to ATJ efforts, & intersects w/every aspect of the legal profession. ✨⭐️✨ ⚖️✨ #LegalInformation #AccessToJustice #Librarian #LawLibrarian #LawLibraries #ILoveLibraries

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Feb 20

Daytripping to Maui to train our Hon Joseph E Cardoza Law Library support staff ✨⭐️✨ it’s all fun and games until the water main breaks and then we’re kicked out ! 🤣🤪😱🫣 All is well—glad everyone’s safe and healthy! #Libraries #LawLibraries #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #Hawaii #Oahu #Maui

Aerial view of Diamondhead crater, looking down from the plane. The plane’s wing is also visible from the window.

Five library staff stand in front of the law library sign.

Six Judiciary staff are smiling into the camera in a selfie within the law library.

Aerial view of Maui is a plane is coming in for landing. You can see the blue ocean as well as the green islands with the mountains in the back.

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Feb 18

Hawai’i showing up for #50501 exercising #FreeSpeech #Democracy #Hawaii #Oahu
#LoveAndHugsToTheWorld #PeacefulProtest

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Feb 14

While I am so grateful living in ‘heaven’– it deeply troubles me that the opposite exists. Access to legal information is at the center of access to justice. In case anyone else is having feelings about this, you’re not alone. #AccessToJustice

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jan 15

Sometimes, we just need a little nap #Honu #GreenSeaTurtle #Hawaii #Oahu #NorthShore #Beach #NapTime #Latergram

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jan 13

Celebrating these amazing volunteer attorneys w/our Chief Justice. Thankful
to be a small part in providing this service to the public ✨❤️✨ #AccessToJustice #LawLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #ThankYou
www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_rep...

Kapolei and Honolulu Access to Justice Rooms Continue to Provide Vital Legal Services

Since the inception of the Kapolei Access to Justice Room (KAJR) in 2012, attorneys have provided over 3,090 free consultations, assisting thousands of O‘ahu residents with essential legal information...

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jan 11

Just a girl at the Atlantic Ocean ✨🩵✨⭐️✨🫶✨

An asian american balances on her left leg, arms outstretched to either side, laughing and facing the camera, on the sandy beach next to the dark aqua blue of the atlantic ocean lapping the shore. It is twilight, with the puffy clouds overhead reflecting bits of pink from the setting sun, the sky sliding into grey-blue towards evening.

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy happy new year ✨🩵✨ sharing some of our island beauty— so grateful for this beautiful ocean, the waves 🏄🏻‍♀️, the lovely honu swimming in the sea. ✨🫶🐢 May we bring joy, peace, and kindness into 2025 and into the days and months to come ✨🙏✨😍✨ sending love and hugs to the world! ✨🌎 🌍🌏✨

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Dec 25

Happy happy holidays from Hawai`i ✨🎄✨❄️✨💚✨ #Latergram #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Hawaii #Oahu #Surfing

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Dec 17

Happy holiday baking 2024 with my daughters and their BFFs ✨💕✨🎄✨🥹✨🫶✨ #HolidayJoys #ChristmasJoys #GrandmasRecipes #Cookies #LoveAndHugsToTheWorld

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Sunnywave @sunnywave.bsky.social · Dec 13

Happy happy holidays from the Hawai`i Supreme Court Law Library ✨🌟✨🎄✨🫶✨❄️✨ #2024
Sending you love, joy, and peace for this holiday season and beyond! #Libraries #LawLibraries #LibraryWorkers #Librarians #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone

A group of four asian women and one caucasian man, four wearing holiday headwear and one wearing a holiday pin, stand in front of a pine tree decorated with festive ribbons and shining round ornaments. It’s an interior shot, marble flooring, with two marble staircases on each side angled behind the tree and headed to the second floor. White and silver glittery garlands are hung symmetrically above, with white vertical hangings of snowflakes also hanging from the ceiling.

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