Hawaii Archives, Libraries, and Societies
This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Contents
- 1 Hawaii State Archives
- 2 Hawaiian Historical Society
- 3 University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus
- 4 Bishop Museum Library
- 5 Hawaii Chinese History Center
- 6 Hawaii State Library
- 7 Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library
- 8 Kona Historical Society
- 9 Maui Historical Society and Museum
- 10 Kauai Historical Society
- 11 University of Hawaii at Hilo Library
- 12 Brigham Young University'Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Hawaii State Archives
Iolani Palace Grounds
478 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives/welcome.html
An excellent research repository for Hawaii, with many of its holdings already described above.
Hawaiian Historical Society
560 Kawaiahao St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
www.hawaiianhistory.org
The society has an extensive collection of nineteenth-century materials on Hawaii including manuscripts, maps, and photos.
University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus
Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
http://libweb.hawaii.edu/uhmlib/index.htm
This is a government document repository. The library has strong Hawaii and Pacific collections, serials, maps, and the largest genealogical book collection in the state.
Bishop Museum Library
1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu, HI 96817-0916
www.bishopmuseum.org/contact.html
This repository has material on the Hawaiian Royal families and nobility, records of major sugar companies, and a large photographic collection.
Hawaii Chinese History Center
111 N. King St., Rm. 410
Honolulu, HI 96817
Materials relating to the Chinese in Hawaii which include maps, genealogies, histories, photos, and rare documents.
Hawaii State Library
478 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813-2901
www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/hslov.html
The library has large collections and materials on ethnic groups in Hawaii as well as guides on genealogical research.
Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library
553 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813-3002
www.lava.net/~mhm/lib.htm
Not open to the public, but accessible by mail or phone. Record holdings include journals and photos of early nine-teenth-century Congregational missionaries in Hawaii, and the archives of the Congregational Church in Hawaii and the Pacific.
Kona Historical Society
P.O. Box 398
Kona, HI 96704
www.konahistorical.org
Holds materials on the Kona section of the Island of Hawaii.
Maui Historical Society and Museum
2375-A Main St.
P.O. Box 1018
Wailuku, HI 96793
www.mauimuseum.org
This organization has publications, newspaper clippings, and photos of historical value to the island of Maui.
Kauai Historical Society
4428 Rui St.
P.O. Box 1778
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
www.kauaihistoricalsociety.org
Holdings include newspapers, manuscripts, photos, oral histories, and various writings on Kauai Island. Some records for now defunct sugar plantations are also available.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Library
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720-4091,
http://library.uhh.hawaii.edu/
Brigham Young University'Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
55-220 Kulanui St.
Laie, HI 96762
www.byuh.edu/library
The Hawaii State Public Library System has an online catalog to libraries in the state www.librarieshawaii.org. This is an excellent tool for gaining quick access to records and learning where they may be deposited. The Hawaii GenWeb Project provides links and addresses to genealogical and historical societies and repositories, and current information on genealogy for the state www.rootsweb.com/~higenweb/hawaii.htm. Another good resource is the encyclopedic Directory of Historical Records Repositories in Hawaii (Honolulu: Association of Hawaiian Archivist and the Hawaiian Historical Society, 1999), which is updated every few years.
