Hawaii Archives and Libraries

The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research.

Hawaii State Archives Kekāuluohi Building ‘Iolani Palace Grounds 364 S. King Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-586-0329 Fax: 808-586-0330 Internet: http://www.state.hi.us/dags/archives/

National Archives—Pacific Region (San Bruno) 1000 Commodore Drive San Bruno, CA 94066 Telephone: 415-876-9009 Fax: 415-876-9233 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/pacific/

Hawaiian Historical Society 560 Kawaiahao Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-537-6271 Internet: http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/

Hawaii State Library 478 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-586-3500 Fax: 808-586-3584 Internet: http://www.librarieshawaii.org/

Hawaii Chinese History Center 111 North King Street Room 410 Honolulu, HI 96817 Telephone: 808-536-5948

Bishop Museum Library 1525 Bernice Street Honolulu, HI 96817-0916 Telephone: 808-848-4148 Fax: 808-845-4133 Internet: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/cultstud/libarch/

Daughters of the American Revolution Aloha Chapter House 1914 Makiki Heights Drive Honolulu, HI 96822 Telephone: 808-949-7256 Internet: http://www.geocities.com/darhonolulu/house.html

This library has the Carter Collection of Hawaiiana, business records, newspapers, and Japanese-Hawaiian publications.

University of Hawaii Hamilton Library, Hawaii Collection 2550 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822 Telephone: 808-956-8264 Fax: 808-956-5968 Internet: http://www.hawaii.edu/

A helpful directory of Hawaiian libraries is Arlene D. C. Luster, A Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands (Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Library Association, 1972; FHL book 996.9 J54L, film 1321388 item 8).

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards
Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:


 * Locate other researchers
 * Post queries
 * Send and receive e-mail
 * Search large databases
 * Search computer libraries
 * Join in computer chat and lecture sessions

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Hawaii in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

The USGenWeb Project
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

Roots-L
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.

FamilySearch™
www.familysearch.org

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.