Honolulu council to consider library vending machines for Skyline stations

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu City Council will hear a resolution on Wednesday that could bring a new kind of library to Skyline rail riders, one you check out with the push of a button.

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The proposal, introduced by councilmembers Augie Tulba and Radiant Cordero, calls for an 18-month pilot program to install library vending machines at two key rail stations: Pouhala in Waipahu and Kahauiki near Middle Street.

The lawmakers said the State Library System approached them with the idea.

“Growing up dyslexic, I really worked with my children in getting them to read,” Tulba explained. “When the library system brought this to me, I was like wow, what a great benefit this would bring to the community.”…

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