The Sullivan Family Library will be closed Thursday-Friday, November 26-27, in observance of Thanksgiving. It will re-open on Saturday, November 28 at 11am.
As the academic career winds down for many of our Chaminade students, the Sullivan Family Library wanted to share career resources to help you along your life journey. Whether you are looking for a job, continuing your education, or taking a break to enjoy life, we hope these resources will encourage, inspire, and guide you.
"What color is your parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide... with more than ten million copies sold. This 2016 edition features the latest studies and perspectives on today's job-market... Career expert Bolles reveals surprising advice on what works- and what doesn't- so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. This helpful manual shares proven tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, as well as guidance for effective networking, confident interviewing, and the best salary negotiation people." -- from publisher
"Presents a guide to preparing a resume and conducting a job search, including information on looking beyond classified ads, creating a resume, writing cover letters, and interviewing for positions." -- from publisher
"Provides a reference for college students on making the transition to the work place, offering guidance for making a range of ideas, from volunteering and meeting local politicians to overcoming Gen Y stereotypes and subscribing to a daily newspaper." -- from publisher
"Martin Yates takes you on a journey of discovery that will change the trajectory of your life. Starting with proven strategies for winning your next job, you learn how to successfully navigate the twists and turns of your entire career. Plus, he brings along some of America's smartest recruitment and career management minds to join the conversation... Lots of books tell you to pursue your dreams; this one tells you exactly how to make it happen." -- from publisher
Rev. Dr. Malcolm Nāea Chun (1954-2019) was a prolific researcher and scholar specializing on Native Hawaiian culture and history. His unexpected passing left a void in the scholarly community but we are thankful for the books he authored that live in our collection. Below are some of his titles for you to enjoy -- all are in our Hawaiian-Pacific collection, for library use only.
"The most recent major study of the traditional Hawaiian practices of countering sorcery, the last being in 1917. Since then the lore of traditional sorcery, and countering it, has been shrouded in mystery, mysticism and condemnation. This study attempts to look at the original Hawaiian materials from a Hawaiian perspective; so to clear away the smoke and mirrors. Inspired by the life of the last Kahuna Daddy Bray, Chun presents a remarkable analysis of primary Hawaiian sources and reveals a tantalizing and original conclusion." -- from publisher
"No Nā Mamo is an updated and enlarged compilation of books in the acclaimed Ka Wana series... Readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Native Hawaiian traditions and practices will find much to reflect on as well as practical guidance and knowledge. Thoughtful Chun draws on first-hand accounts from early Hawaiian historians, early explorers and missionaries, and nineteenth-century Hawaiian language publications." -- from publisher
"When Kamehameha unified the islands into a single kingdom, an ideal for Native Hawaiian leadership was born. What was leadership like prior to the rise of Kamehameha, and why was his feat a defining moment for the culture? In Alakaʻi, Malcolm Nāea Chun combines traditions of the early chiefs with the well-recorded legacy of Kamehameha to piece together a picture of traditional leadership. Then, bringing this idea forward to the present day, he asks which qualities have been retained and which should be reintroduced." -- from publisher
"Health is a primary concern among Native Hawaiians. Despite the fact that early foreign accounts record the good health of the native population and the state of Hawaiʻi is called the "health state", Native Hawaiians top the statistical data for modern disease and chronic illness... Chun brings together the writings of early Native Hawaiian scholars and the eyewitness accounts of foreigners and missionaries to develop a historical perspective on the issue." -- from publisher
Effective Monday,
October 5, 2020, the Sullivan Family Library hours change to:
The Library will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans' Day. It will re-open on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 8:15am.
Across the State, spooky stories have been told from generation to generation. In this collection by acclaimed local storyteller, you will be reading with your lights on as you learn of the ghost stories that have taken place in your own backyard. Ancient stories of Pele, the Fire Goddess, to modern hauntings in burial caves, the stories will cause you skin to tingle and your breath to quicken.
Known as the authority on local ghost stories, Glen Grant captures hundreds of spooky stories told in the Islands. Ranging from short stories to creepy campfire tales to spook, warn, and terrify. These paranormal tales will linger in your mind for days after you are done reading.
"More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, haunts, superstitions, monsters, and horrible scary things." - from publisher
In observation of Discoverers' Day, the Library will be closed on Monday, October 12. The Library will re-open on Tuesday, October 13, at 8:15 AM.
Although our OneSearch option is temporarily unavailable, you can still search our library holdings in the following ways:
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inconvenience and are working to resolve our OneSearch issue. If you need
further assistance, please email library@chaminade.edu or contact your subject librarian.
Here are the answers to the activity posted on Sept. 29:
Here's an activity for you. See if you can correctly match the descriptions of the so-called offenses with the title of the book:
We have some cool tools that you can use almost anywhere in the Library. Use them in group study rooms, at group study tables, in the lounge areas, and at individual study carrels. We have laptops, headphones, and portable white boards with markers for you to check out and use in the library. They are available to anyone with a valid Chaminade ID. The portable white boards and markers are convenient to do group work, especially if all of the study rooms are all checked out. Come ask for these items at the Circulation Desk and check them out...
Banned Books Week is an annual event created in 1982 to celebrate the freedom to read. This event brings together members from the entire book community -- librarians, booksellers, publishers, and teachers -- to talk about censorship and how damaging this can be for a community.
The celebration has already begun at the Sullivan Family Library with a banned books display, fun banned books themed game, and our own selfie station.
The list of the most challenged books include many classic novels and popular books including The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. Learn more about Banned Books at https://bannedbooksweek.org/ and show your support for the freedom to read by taking a picture at our selfie station and posting it on social media using the hashtag #bannedbooksweek.
In observance of Labor Day, the Library will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020. It will re-open on Tuesday, September 8 at 9 AM.
“It’s good for the world for a writer to bear witness, and it’s good for the writer, too. Especially if she can bear witness with love and humor and, despite it all, some fondness for the world, just as it is manifesting, warts and all.” - George Saunders, “A Letter to My Students As We Face the Pandemic” The New Yorker
“So you’re telling me that school was put fully online for the first time? That you were forced to stay at home and you could be arrested for going to the park? ” This is a question you might be asked 20 years from now. What would your answer be? Instead of telling them, why not show them?
That’s the premise behind our Chaminade University of Honolulu (CUH) Archival Journals. We want to create a record of this time to share, to help us process what is happening in the world, and to help us reflect on it all. In our CUH Archival Journals will be journal entries submitted by CUH students, faculty, and staff throughout this school year. Once completed, they will be kept in the Chaminade University Archives within the Sullivan Family Library alongside other historic Chaminade University records.
Tai Arakawa, Circulation Supervisor, got the idea for this interactive display from a webinar that contrasted responses from epidemics years ago to today. Without the journals of the past those lessons would be lost and cultural patterns, both good and bad, would be forgotten. That’s why a journal for the University is important. “It will provide a record of how we as a university community are responding to the events that are happening here and abroad,” says Tai, whether it be to COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement, or economic struggles.
Journaling not only creates quality history but it can also improve your mental health. “Journaling in general is a good way to relieve stress.” Tai mentions, “It allows people to work through and order their thoughts as they put it down on paper. It’s a relatively cheap and easy method of self-care, and people are welcome to write multiple entries in the journals.”
Student ‘Aulani Oka posing at the selfie station next to the journals.
Submissions are open-ended questions that encourage members of the CUH ʻohana to respond to via pictures, poems, or other artifacts. If you’re not sure what to submit there are several prompts to choose from. The staff at Sullivan Family Library encourages all CUH students, faculty, and staff to leave your thoughts, reflections, and vents in this journal and leave a part of themselves in history.
You can submit your journal entries at the Sullivan Family Library, email them to circulation@chaminade.edu, or use the Google Form linked here
Please only share things that you are comfortable with other people seeing. Your name and other personal information is optional. The submissions we collect will become a permanent part of the University Archives and will be available for research. If you include other people in your submission, please make sure they are aware that the material will be archived and available to the general public. We’ll ask you for submission of supporting documentation regarding permission.
Submitted by Elijah A., Student Employee at the Sullivan Family Library
