Conducting Genealogy Research in Hawaiʻi: Beginning Your Research

Published by the Hawaiʻi & Pacific Section staff from the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System. Bibliography of print and online genealogy resources available at the Hawaiʻi State Library. Many of the print resources are also available at other public library locations across Hawaiʻi.

Created, compiled, and illustrated by the Reverend Joel Hulu Mahoe Resource Center, and made available online by Ulukau. Details information available from Hawaii State Archives, Bureau of Conveyances, Hawaii State Library, and the Tax Office. Included maps and genealogy forms.

Provided by ancestry.com. Contains information for sources located in Hawaiʻi, such as Hawaiʻi State Archives, Department of Health, and Military Records. Also contains information about resources available only through ancestry.com.

A research guide hosted by rootsweb, the Ancestry.com Family History Wiki. Provides guidance regarding genealogy research resources in Hawaii.

FamilySearch is a genealogy organization operated by the Genealogical Society of Utah ("GSU"), the genealogical arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Many collections are available for free, without signing up for an account. The following collections will be useful when looking for information based in Hawaii:
--Hawaii, Births and Christenings (1852-1933)
--Hawaii, Marriages (1826-1922)
--Hawaii, Deaths and Burials (1862-1919)

Includes links to many popular genealogy resources digitized by the Archives.

(This database is available to Hawaiʻi State Public Library System users.) HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.

A genealogy and historical research tool with information from government, church, & business records. Provides billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

Data provided by the Hawaii USGenWeb Archives Project comes from newspaper clippings, vital records, military records, census records, church records, and more.