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Libraries closed on holidays and eves

All public libraries will be closed on Christmas Day and at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, according to the Hawai'i Public Library spokesman.

Daytime hours for Dec. 24 vary by location.

In addition, state libraries will be closed for the New Year's holiday, from 5 p.m. Dec. 31 through Jan. 1. Reopening dates vary by location.

Visiting scholar to lecture on warfare

Dr. Stephen Morillo, Hawai'i Pacific University's Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the field of diplomacy and military studies, will lecture on "The Sword of Justice: War and State Formation in Comparative Perspective" at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at HPU's Warmer Auditorium, 1060 Bishop St., seventh floor.

Morillo, who has written numerous books, specializes in the social, cultural and institutional history of warfare and the warrior elite, with a focus on Europe in a global context. Before joining HPU, he chaired the Department of History at Wabash College and is a graduate of Harvard College and Jesus College, Oxford.

The free lecture is part of HPU's "An Evening with the Humanities Lecture Series."

UH professor wins Fulbright grant

Krish Dubey, a visiting professor at Chaminade University of Honolulu, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to lecture at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, a graduate business school in Mumbai, India.

Dubey, an expert in project and quality management, will help faculty and students develop workshops and seminars and work closely with area building-industry professionals. He is a registered professional engineer who earned his MBA from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and his doctoral degree in management from the University of Wales.

Dubey left his job as a lecturer at UH at the end of last semester and was hired at Chaminade. He'll assume teaching duties there when he returns.

Correction: A previous version of these briefs said Krish Dubey was still at UH.