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Though Hawaii became an American state in 1959, you can find official records for genealogy usually dating from around 1842. Be warned that many old documents are not in English, so learning a little Hawaiian may help with your searches.
Hawaii Vital Records
Vital records include all documents pertaining to births, deaths and marriages, and they are crucial to doing any Hawaii genealogy research.
This material is not totally open to the public, and there will be some restrictions on what records you can request. All records become public domain after 75 years, so there will be no issues trying to get copies of material older than that. If you need records more recent, you will need to be a relative of the person on the document (or one of the parties for a marriage record). It doesn't need to be an immediate relative, any level of relation will do.
These Hawaii genealogy records are kept mainly by the Office of Health Status Monitoring, which is part of the larger state Department of Health. You can get a request form from their website and either mail it in to their office in Honolulu or drop it off in person. Unlike most other states that have counter service, you do not get while-you-wait service if you make your request in person. You will have to go back and pick up the documents in about 10 days. Mailed in forms take closer to 3 weeks to come back to you.
Along with the filled out forms, you need to include a money order for $10 (made out to the Department of Health). These fees cover the cost of the search and are not refunded if they can't find your records.
If you are looking for marriage records, the Health Status Monitoring office only has documents from 1951 until 2002. For all other years, you will have to contact the courthouse where the marriage was registered.
Other Sources for Material
The Hawaii State Archives can be helpful to find Hawaii genealogy documents that go beyond the typical vital records. But you can find court records, wills, passenger lists, naturalization papers, census records, obituary indexes and more. They also have maps and photos that can help you get a better picture of the region you are studying.
The Archives are located in Honolulu, and they are open through the week during normal business hours. Some of their material is on microfilm and some documents may require staff permission to access (no charge though).
You can also get further help through one of the genealogy societies for the island. Many are regional (Kona Historical Society) but the state-wide Hawaiian Historical Society covers the entire island. Granted, it is not only for Hawaii genealogy but these groups can be a great help when trying to locate odd bits of old information. For any ancestors who are native Hawaiians, try the Native Hawaiian Genealogy Society.
Hawaii Genealogy Databases
Surname Queries Registry
Surnames with Hawaii connections being researched by our visitors.
Lost Female Ancestors
Post and view queries with Hawaii connections.
Photo Album
See if they are your HI ancestors.
Genealogy Archives
Obituaries, newspaper articles, and other documents with Hawaii connections submitted by visitors
Marriage Records
Marriage records with Hawaii connections posted by visitors.
Hawaii History and Facts
Find Hawaii Societies & Biographies
Genealogical Societies
Locate Hawaii historical, genealogical and family societies, or add your society
Hawaii Biographies
Biographies with Hawaii ties.
Biographies on Geneabios
View biographies, find links to other online biographies.
Hawaii Genealogy Links
GeneaLinks Hawaii
Links to Hawaii genealogy information.
Hawaii County Genealogy Resources
Genealogy Sites with Hawaii County Genealogy information.
Links on A Surname Site
Links with names and families in Hawaii.
Genealogy on All Links
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