Hawaii County, Hawaii Genealogy

Guide to Hawaii 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 Hilo (old) county
 * County seat: Hilo
 * Neighboring Island: Maui

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1874 - 1898 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1952 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Obituaries

 * 1980-present - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate

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

Public Records
State Health Dept has marriage, death, wills, wills, probate and land records.

Description
The County Seat is Hilo and was founded 1905. It is located on the Hawaiian Islands.

Family History Centers

 * Hilo Hawaii Family History Center
 * Honokaa Hawaii Family History Center
 * Ka'u Hawaii Family History Center
 * Keei Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kohala Hawaii Family History Center
 * Kona Hawaii Family History Center
 * Lanai Hawaii Family History Center
 * Molokai Hawaii Family History Center
 * Waimea Hawaii Family History Center

Societies
Kona Historical Society PO Box 398 Captain Cook, HI. 96704 808-323-3222 FAX: 808-323-2398 E-mail: [mailto:khs@konahistorical.org khs@konahistorical.org] Website

Lyman Museum &amp; Mission House 276 Haili Street Hilo, Hawai’i 96720 808-935-5021 Fax 808-969-7685 E-Mail: [mailto:info@lymanmuseum.org info@lymanmuseum.org] 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

Divorce

 * 1849-1915 - at FamilySearch — images

Death

 * 1841-1925 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

 * Hawaii HIGenWeb
 * Hawaii county part of USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hawaii County, Hawaii Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hawaii 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: