Laie Hawaii FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 55-630 Naniloa Loop Laie HI 96762 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-808-293-2133

E-mail:


 * HI_Laie@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:10:00am-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:12:30pm-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm
 * Friday:12:30pm-4:00pm
 * Saturday:By Appointment Only Please provide 2 weeks in advance
 * Sunday: 2:30pm-5:00pm

Holiday Schedule:
 * Closed June 28 – Monday, July 11, 2016 (Closed when the Laie Temple is closed for maintenance.)
 * Closed on Thanksgiving
 * Closed the last 2 weeks of December 

Center Resources
Internet is available using the computers. No Wifi.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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 * Hawaiian Family Group Records, large collection
 * Samoan Family Group Records, large collection
 * Smaller, but significant collections of Family Group Records from Tonga, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and Tahiti.
 * Hawaiian State Obituaries, taken from the Honolulu Star Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser. Mostly covers parts of the 1970s and 1980s.  Large collection in 18 binders.
 * Hawaii Obituary Index, 1968-1969.
 * Family Obituaries: Achi, Cole, Cooke, Hoog, Johnson. Small collection.
 * Various Hawaii censuses, including 1890 and 1910.
 * Various Hawaiian vital records.
 * Various Tongan vital records, including births and deaths from as early as 1857.
 * Various books that are research tools, such as Passenger and Immigration List Index, and The Famine Immigrants. Our book collection, although small compared to the FHL, broadly covers most states and many countries.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)
 * Hawaiian Delayed Birth Record Index

Hardware and Equipment

 * 15 Patron Computers
 * 2 Lexmark Printers, black and white (Charge of $0.10 per page.)
 * 1 Lexmark Copier/Printer/Scanner (Charge of $0.10 per page.)
 * 1 Microfilm reader
 * 1 Microfilm/Microfiche reader/scanner, a Cannon Microfilm Scanner 300
 * Kodak Photo Scanner; scans both from flat bed and auto feed source.
 * A Projector and a Screen for classes.

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
Brigham Young University-Hawaii, library: https://library.byuh.edu/

Kahuku Public Library: http://www.kahukuhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=249942&type=d&pREC_ID=574115

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Links
Honolulu County Genealogical Society Blog: http://honolulucountygenealogicalsociety.blogspot.com/

Hawaii US Genweb: http://www.higenweb.org/

Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii: http://www.portugueseancestry.com/genealogy/html/phgs.cfm

The Native Hawaiian Genealogy Society: https://sites.google.com/site/nativehawaiiangenealogygroup/

FamilySearch Honolulu County, Hawaii Wiki: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Honolulu_County,_Hawaii_Genealogy

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Volunteer at the Center
We are looking for committed, reliable people who love family history! Not an expert? Come and learn! Shifts are from 2 hours (evenings) to 3 and 3 1/2 hours (daytime.)