Hawaii, Various Islands, Circuit Court Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes divorce petitions and related divorce court records in the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth circuit courts on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, Hawaii for the years 1849-1915. The records are by case number and there are 4-5 pages per record. Some are written in Hawaiian.
 * First Circuit Court, Oahu, Divorce Packets, 1-2415
 * Second Circuit Court, Maui, Divorce Packets, A1-A319
 * Third Circuit Court, Hawaii, Divorce Packets, 1-424
 * Fourth Circuit Court, Hawaii, Divorce Packets, 1-45 (Case Files)
 * Fourth Circuit Court, Hawaii, Divorce Packets, 1-121 (Old Files)
 * Fifth Circuit Court, Kauai, Divorce Packets, 1-106

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name
 * Name of spouse
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Divorce petition date

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 * The name of your ancestor
 * Spouse's name
 * Place of residence

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships

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 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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 * GuidedResearch:Hawaii
 * Hawaii Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Hawaii Research, 1880-Present

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 * Hawaii. Circuit Courts Divorce Records. 1849-1915

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