Hawaii, Honolulu, Japanese Family Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains registration cards for Japanese families living in Hawaii. Records were held by the Japanese Consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1897 to 1955. The cards are written in Japanese. These records are known as ハワイ、ホノルル、日本人家族登録カード (Japanese family registration card).

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The names of other family members
 * The approximate year(s) of residence in Hawaii

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Use information events in Hawaii to locate census, birth, and marriage records
 * If ancestor died in Japan, locate the Kakocho (Book of the Past) kept at the family’s Buddhist temple
 * Use the place of residence in Japan to locate family in the Koseki (registration of village population). See Beginning Japanese Research for information on how to locate Koseki records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Hawaii.
 * GuidedResearch:Hawaii
 * Hawaii Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Hawaii Research, 1880-Present

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu. (在ホノルル日本国総領事館, 日本人家族登録カード, 1897-1955)
 * Diplomacy Record Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * United States, Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II - FamilySearch Historical Records

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