North Kohala Public Library in Kapaau will host  the first of three a Hawai’i History  “talk story” sessions with Kohala historian, Boyd D. Bond, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6.   In the discussion, “Growing of with Sugar, Family Life on a Plantation,” Bond will talk about plantation life in general interspersed with stories of his family as well as the heritage of families who worked for Kohala Sugar Company.

Boyd Bond’s knowledge of Hawaii’s history stems from his academic studies and from a lifetime spent in Hawaii as a 6^th generation descendent of early western settlers in Hawaii.  Boyd was raised in Hawaii in a sugar plantation family, living on plantations throughout the state.

Of his interest in Hawaiian history, Bond says, “I can’t ever remember a time when I wasn’t immersed in it.  Many of the stories of Hawaii’s history are also our family stories.”  Bond earned a BA in Hawaiian history from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and went on to earn a masters degree in education.

Program schedule is subject to change.  Contact the library 15 days in advance to request a sign language interpreter or if special accommodations are needed.