Begin - Genealogy: Native Hawaiian Information Sources - LibGuides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Preparation and Record Keeping

1. FIRST, CHECK WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. Family is the most important source,and can provide information, give you leads on possible sources, etc.

2. Use a genealogy chart to fill in names and other information.

3. Keep notes on what you have checked and where you have checked, so that you do not redo work.

This libguide presents sections on various sources of genealogical information for Hawaiians.

Research guides
Provide step-by-step information on how to conduct genealogy searches in Hawaii.
Published genealogies
Often individual family genealogies
Biographical Information
General resources useful for biographical research. Sub-pages include information on finding newspaper and journal articles.
Oral histories
Your family members may have been interviewed for a project
City directories
Are like telephone directories which often include information about occupations of people
Hawaiian Anti-Annexation Petition
You may locate an ancestor who signed the petition,with his/her age.
Marriages, births, deaths
Indexes lead to notices and certificates.
Cemetery indexes
These may provide additional information about ancestors, sometimes on head stones
Land ownership
Personal information may be found in testimonies and registers for land ownership.
Court case name indexes
Indexes to civil, criminal, divorce cases and remarriage petitions