Get Ready, Set & Go for our Family Fun 5K Walk/Run event on
February 7th, 2026 at Kohala Coffee Co. in the Waikoloa Plaza

by Jill McElroy

Friends of the Library is excited to bring this event once again to the Waikoloa Plaza the morning of 2/7/2026.  We are looking for Walkers, Runners and Island Ohana to come out and celebrate the upcoming Waikoloa Library with us.  If you are a walker or runner or know someone who would Love to participate, please have them register today for our event.  The QR Codes for Registration as well as our Online Auction are below.  We have a fun-filled morning planned with family friendly events and some fun surprises for the Keiki.  Bring the family out to support the Waikoloa Library and our Literacy programs here on the Big Island!

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We have so many amazing things planned:
 

• We're excited to welcome our Hawai'i State Librarian, Stacey Aldrich, to our event and so thrilled she can attend!  Excited to hear more news on what next steps in 2026 are for the Library!
   

• The Walk/Run kicks off at 7:30 am from Kohala Coffee Company. Will have Medals for the winners awarded by a Miss Hawai'i.
   

• Keiki will be enjoy playing in a Bubble Cannon during the event! Always such a blast to have and see them playing with the bubbles!
   

• Get to our 5K early so you can check out our raffle prizes of either a 24X24 Wyland framed Ocean print or a twin size handmade quilt. Raffle tickets are $5-1 ticket or $20-5 tickets!  *** You can also come out and join our FLWR Volunteers at the Waikoloa KTA Friday afternoon January 12th and 19th at 2:30 - 4:30 if you are interested in getting your raffle ticket donations in early!  Estimating the Wyland at a value of $2,000 and the Quilt at around $250.
   

• For the Keiki we are planning to have an Ohana Table so they can bid on raffle items (be thinking Valentines is a week after our event) just for them!
   

• We have a wonderful online auction set up with 32 Auctions featuring local art, vendors and experiences which you can view now (see the QR code below).  Bidding opens a week prior to our event. Be sure to keep checking back on our auction as we are still updating items. You can also go to the 32 Auctions link to view online items by typing  the link. https://www.32auctions.com/FLWRAuction2026. We have such an awesome selection of items to bid on from our local artists and crafters who generously donated to our silent and online auctions.  We really have a fabulous Art community on the Big Island. Be sure to check out our Friends of the Library-Waikoloa Region Face Book page for information about the artists, vendors and the pieces donated for both our online and our Silent Auction events!
   

• In Kohala Coffee, the day of the event, we will have our Silent Auction items set up for you to view  and bid on starting at 8:00 a.m.  Bidding closes at 11:00 a.m.  Keep an eye on our Social Media FB page for information on these items as well as our vendors and artists!
   

• Green thumb or not come out and enjoy seeing the kids and adults planting some seeds provided generously by The Waikoloa Gardeners Club.  Will have a table set up for them and soil and the planting pots were donated by Lowes in Kona!
   

• A table will be set up so Keiki and Ohana can do painted hand prints on a large canvas!  We are hopeful that this framed piece can be displayed at our new Waikoloa Library.

We're planning some extra surprises too so come out to our fun-filled Family Event celebrating out Upcoming Waikoloa Library!