Hawaii County, Hawaii Genealogy

Guide to Hawaii County, Hawaii ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Hawaii Online Genealogy Records

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created in 1905 from Hilo (old) county
 * County seat: Hilo
 * Neighboring Island: Maui

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1849-1900 Hawaii, U.S., Passport Records, 1849-1900 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1874 - 1898 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900 - 1952 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land and Property

 * 1845-1909 at FamilySearch — index How to Use this Collection

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

World War I

 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1838-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries

 * 1980-present at FamilySearch— index and images - How to Use this Collection

Probate

 * 1822 – 1962 Hawaii Wills and Probate Records 1822-1962 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Public Records
State Health Dept has marriage, death, wills, wills, probate and land records.

Description
The County Seat is Hilo and was founded 1905. It is located on the Hawaiian Islands.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Hilo Hawaii Family History Center
 * Honokaa Hawaii Family History Center
 * Ka'u Hawaii Family History Center
 * Keei Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kohala Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kona Hawaii Family History Center
 * Waimea Hawaii Family History Center

Societies
Kona Historical Society PO Box 398 Captain Cook, HI. 96704 808-323-3222 FAX: 808-323-2398 E-mail: [mailto:khs@konahistorical.org khs@konahistorical.org] Website

Lyman Museum &amp; Mission House 276 Haili Street Hilo, Hawai’i 96720 808-935-5021 Fax 808-969-7685 E-Mail: [mailto:info@lymanmuseum.org info@lymanmuseum.org] Website

Honolulu County Genealogical Society Blog Website

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Genealogy Starter Page Website

Hawaii Genealogy Website

Hawaiian Historical Society Website

Taxation

 * 1847-1903 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Vital Records

 * 1850-1950 Hawaii, U.S., Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)

Birth

 * 1841-1944 Hawaii, U.S., Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1843-1909 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1850-1950 Hawaii, U.S., Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)

Marriage

 * 1803-1940 Hawaii, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1841-1944 Hawaii, U.S., Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1850-1950 Hawaii, U.S., Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1909-1989 at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1848-1892 Hawaii, U.S., Divorce Records, 1848-1892 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1849-1915 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1841-1925 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1841-1942 Hawaii, U.S., Death Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1942 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)
 * 1850-1950 Hawaii, U.S., Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)

Voting Records

 * 1864-1910 Hawaii, U.S., Voter Records, 1864-1910 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)

Websites

 * Hawaii HIGenWeb
 * Hawaii county part of USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hawaii County, Hawaii Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hawaii County, Hawaii Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: