Maui County, Hawaii Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created in 1905 from Wailuku (old) county
 * County seat: Wailuku
 * Neighboring Islands: Hawaii | Honolulu

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

Census

 * 1849
 * 1850
 * 1866
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1874-1898 - at FamilySearch — index

Land and Property

 * 1845-1909 - {{RecordSearch| *{{RecordSearch|3161361|Hawaii, Grantor and Grantee Index, 1845-1909} at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1838-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Molokai reporter. (Maunaloa, Molokai [Hawaii]) 1969-1970
 * The Lanaian. (Lanai City, Lanai [Hawaii]) 1948-1958
 * The Lanaian. ([Lanai City, Hawaii) 1978-current
 * The Valley isle. (Wailuku, Maui [Hawaii]) 1977-1978
 * Valley isle chronicle. (Wailuku, Maui, T.H. [Territory of Hawaii]) 1947-1955
 * The Lahaina news. (Lahaina, Maui, Ha.) 1979-current
 * Ka Leo o Molokai = The voice of Molokai. (Kaunakakai, Molokai) 1950-1955
 * Friendly isle news. (Kaunakakai, Molokai, T.H.) 1955-1957
 * The Hana bulletin. (Hana, Maui, Hawaii) 1970-1972
 * The Maui reporter. (Wailuku, Hawaii) 1982-1982
 * The Lahaina sun. (Lahaina, Maui [Hawaii]) 1970-1973
 * The Maui sun. (Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii) 1973-1981
 * Molokai times. (Kaunakakai, Molokai [Hawaii]) 1981-current
 * Ka Lama Hawaii. (Lahainaluna, Maui) 1834-1841 | Languages: Hawaiian
 * You bet. ([Pukoo, Molokai, Hawaii) 1919-192?
 * Now is the time. (Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii) 1953-1953 | Languages: English, Iloko
 * Maui daily digest. (Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii) 1978-????
 * Ka Molokai. (Kaunakakai, HI) 1971-????
 * Molokai free press = Na mea hou o Molokai. ([Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii) 1976-????
 * Molokaiʻ news. (K'kai [i.e. Kaunakakai], Molokai, HI) 1984-current

Obituaries

 * 1980-present - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate

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

Description
The County Seat is Wailuku and was Founded 1905. It is located in the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai (except for a portion of Molokai that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoolawe, and Molokini.

Family History Center

 * Hana Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kahului Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kihei Hawaii Family History Center
 * Lahaina Hawaii Family History Center
 * Makawao Hawaii Family History Center

Libraries
Hana Public And School Library P.O. Box 490 Hana, HI 96713

Kahului Public Library 90 School St. Kahului, HI 96732

Kihei Public Library 131 South Kihei Rd. Kihei, HI 96753

Lahaina Public Library 680 Wharf St. Lahaina, HI 96761

Lanai Public And School Library P.O.Box 550 Lanai City, HI 96763

Makawao Public Library 1159 Makawao Avenue Makawao, HI 96768

Molokai Public Library P.O. Box 395 Kaunakakai, HI 96748

Wailuku Public Library 251 High St. Wailuku, HI 96793

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center PO Box 216 Kahului, HI 96733-6716 Phone: (808) 244-6862 E-Mail: info@nvmc.org Facebook: The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Overlooking Kahului Harbor, just as Kahului Beach Road becomes Lower Main Street.

Societies
Maui Historical Society 2375-A Main Street Wailuku, HI 96793 808 244-3326 Email: [mailto:info@mauimuseum.org info@mauimuseum.org] Maui Historical Society Website

Taxation

 * 1847-1903 - at FamilySearch — index

Birth

 * 1843-1909 - at FamilySearch — index

Marriage

 * 1803-1940 - Hawaii, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1909-1989 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Maui Marriage Record Indexes are available online through the Hawaii State Archives from 1842 to 1929. The records come from the ministers who performed the marriages, the agents who issued the licenses, or school teachers who reported marriages in their district. Records of marriages are closed to the public for 75 years after the marriage date.

Each index provides: Records generated after the year 1895 may also provide parents of the bride/groom, race or ethnicity, age, and place of residence.
 * Name of the bride and groom
 * Date on the document
 * District on the Island of Maui where the event took place
 * Book, section, and page where record may be found

Court records:

Hawaii State Archives Maui Marriage Record Indexes
 * Marriages - Maui Island - 1842-1910
 * Marriages - Maui Island - 1911-1929

The electronic index of Hawaii Marriages 1826-1922 contains records from Maui. See the Coverage Table for the number of records from Maui contained in this collection

After discovering your ancestor on a marriage index, check the FamilySearch Catalog to locate a copy of the original certificate on microfilm. The following microfilm can be ordered or viewed online at a FamilySearch Center:

Marriage certificates, licenses, and application, islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai, 1842-1900:

Divorce

 * 1849-1915 - at FamilySearch — images

Death

 * 1841-1925 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

 * Maui HAGenWeg
 * Maui HIGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Maui County, Hawaii Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Maui 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: