Hawaiʻi - Newspapers: Home

In Hawaiʻi, 1,250 newspaper titles were published between 1834 and 2000.

Today, we have online access to:

• 47 Hawaiian language newspapers (via the Hoʻolaupaʻi project)

• 26 Japanese language newspapers (via the Hoover Institution Hoji Shinbun project)

• 23 English language newspapers (via NDNP/Chronicling America)

Where did the rest of these newspapers go and how do you get access to them?

Use the tabs across the top of this guide to find:

Print and Microfilm
Most newspaper content that survives today exists on microfilm and to a lesser extent in paper.

Online
Historical newspapers: A few newspaper titles have been converted to digital format.
Current newspapers: The daily newspapers from the main islands offer some of their content online.

Content Indexes
Some newspapers online offer full-text searching. Where that is not available, indexes are essential. Use this page to find newspaper articles.

Title Indexes
With well over a thousand newspaper titles published in Hawaiʻi over time, finding just the right newspaper to use can be a challenge. Use these indexes to find newspapers, or to find out more about a newspaper you are using. Want to know what the editorial stance of a paper is or was? Check these indexes.

This page was created by the librarians at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library's Hawaiian Collection. Contact us if you need assistance.

Dore Minatodani
dorem@hawaii.edu

Jodie Mattos
jodie@hawaii.edu

Kapena Shim
kapena@hawaii.edu

Hawaiian and Pacific Collections
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Honolulu, HI 96822
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