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Aliʻi Letter Collection Get Info

Collection of Aliʻi letters from 1820-1840

Ali‘i Letter Collection (AWA)

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Collection of Ali‘i letters from 1820-1840

Bishop Museum Collections Get Info

Various databases from the Bishop Museum's Archive and Archaeology Departments

Ethnobotany Index (BMArch)

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Index of Native Hawaiian Plants

Fauna Specimen Index (BMArgy)

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Index of fauna specimen collection from the Bishop Museum's Archaeology Department.

Government Documents Collection (BMArch)

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Collection of documents pertaining to the executive branch of Hawai'i's monarchy

Hawaiian Ethnological Notes (HEN) Collection (BMArch)

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The Hawaiian Ethnological Notes Collection, commonly called HEN, is comprised of Hawaiian language material, most of which was translated by Mary Kawena Pukui. This material includes articles which appeared in Hawaiian Language newspapers published between the 1860’s to around 1940. Some articles were translated by Thomas G. Thrum.

Henry E.P. Kekahuna Collection (BMArch)

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A collection of sketches and pictures of various archaeological sites.

Stokes Collection (BMArch)

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Collection of maps and illustrations by John F.G. Stokes

Sullivan Collection (BMArch)

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Collections of Photographs from Louis R. Sullivan.

Whaling Ship Database (BMArgy)

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Database of whaling ship records

Collections Outside of Hawaiʻi Get Info

Collections that are housed in repositories outside of Hawaiʻi

East Coast Archives (AWA)

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Collections hosted in Boston, MA & Washington DC

Genealogy Indexes (ULUK) Get Info

Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes

Hawaiʻi State Archives Collection Get Info

Various collections of databases from the State Archives

Land Index (HSA)

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Correspondence records between Minister of the Interior and lessees

Names Index (HSA)

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Card catalogue of early newspapers recorded groups (English and Hawaiian)

Hawaiian Mission Houses Get Info

Hawaiian Mission Houses

Ali'i Letters (HMH)

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Ali‘i Letters from Digital Archives of Hawaiian Mission Houses

Hawaiian Almanac (HMH)

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Thrumʻs Hawaiian Almanac & Annual from 1875-1936

Hawaiian Journal of History (HMH)

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First published in 1967, is an annual scholarly journal devoted to original articles on the history of Hawai‘i, Polynesia, and the Pacific area. Each issue includes articles on a variety of subjects; illustrations; book reviews; notes and queries; and a bibliography of Hawaiiana titles of historical interest. 1967-Present

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids (HMH)

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Finding aids of various collections housed at the Mission Houses Archives

Missionary Herald (HMH)

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Panoplist & Missionary Magazine and Missionary Herald from 1805-1879

Missionary Journals (HMH)

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Journals of Missionaries living in Hawaiʻi.

Missionary Letters (HMH)

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Letters of correspondence between Missionaries in Hawaiʻi and New England.

Missionary Reports (HMH)

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Reports from various Mission Stations across Hawaiʻi from 1828-1863

Negatives, Film (HMH)

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Database of film negatives of various structures, locations and people

Others (HMH)

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Various imprints, documents and materials from the Hawaiian Mission Houses Digital Archives

Photographic Portraits (Daguerreotype and Ambrotype) (HMH)

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In the mid-nineteenth century, carte de visites or visiting cards grew to popularity as photography became more affordable for the masses. This carte de visite collection ranges from pictures of missionaries, adopted cousins, members of the Hawaiian monarchy, and local scenary.

Quilt Collection (HMH)

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Collection of quilts and background information from the Hawaiian Mission Housesʻ Archives

The Friend (HMH)

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The Friend began as a monthly newspaper for seamen, which included news from both American and English newspapers, and gradually expanded to adding announcements of upcoming events, reprints of sermons, poetry, local news, editorials, ship arrivals and departures and a listing of marriages and deaths from 1843-1910.

The Polynesian (HMH)

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The four-to-eight page Polynesian was published weekly in Honolulu in English and some Hawaiian from June 6, 1840 to December 11, 1841 (first series), and again from May 18, 1844 to February 6, 1864 (second series).

Wilcox Collection (HMH)

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Collection of correspondences and documents from the Wilcox family from 1829-1922

Hawaiian National Bibliography (AWA) Get Info

David Forbes' Hawaiian National Bibliographies Volumes 1-4; 1780-1900

Historic Sites Databases Get Info

Historic sites inventory and listing of all archeological reports for the State of Hawaii

SHPD Reports (SHPD)

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State Historic Preservation Division Reports

State Inventory of Historic Places (SHPD)

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State Inventory of Historic Places

Hula Preservation Society Get Info

Curated Collections provided courtesy of Hula Preservation Society

Alama Collection (HPS)

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Audio clips, photographs, & papers from the HPS Alama Collection

Cooke Family Mele Audio Collection (HPS)

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Hawaiian songs with insights provided from the Cooke Family

Finding Aids-Events

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Tool to discover content within select events from the HPS video library.

Finding Aids-Oral Histories

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Tool to discover content within select video oral history interviews with elders.

Hawaiian Room Collection (HPS)

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Photos from the Hawaiian Room Collection at HPS

James B. & Ronny Lipinski Collection (HPS)

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Digital materials from the Lipinski family

Kent Ghirard Collection (HPS)

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Photographs from Kent Ghirard

Na Makua Mahalo Ia (HPS)

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Programs from the five Na Makua concerts (1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1989) that were held at BYU Hawai'i

Nona Beamer Collection- Kiʻi (Puppetry) (HPS)

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Photographs associated with Nona Beamer's work with hula kiʻi

Nona Beamer Collection- Lifetime & Career Papers (HPS)

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Paper materials reflecting Nona Beamer's life and work

Nona Beamer Collection- Mele (HPS)

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Music sheets from the collection of Nona Beamer

Nona Beamer Collection- Newspaper Clippings (HPS)

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Clippings collected by Nona Beamer throughout her lifetime

Various Audio Clips (HPS)

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Clips of Hawaiian music from various sources and under various sets

Vivienne Huapala Mader Collection (HPS)

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Photographs & hula routines from Huapala Mader

Institute of Hawaiian Language Research & Translation Get Info

Various collections provided by the Institute of Hawaiian Language Research & Translation

ʻIke Wai

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The ʻIke Wai collection represents a collaborative project administered by the University of Hawaiʻi’s EPSCoR program (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). ʻIke Wai is an “interdisciplinary project that aims to increase understanding of Hawaiian island hydrology to provide improved data for decision-making tools that address the challenges to water sustainability from climate variability, increasing population demands, and water contamination.” The project studied water quality and recharge in ʻEwa, Oʻahu and Kona, Hawaiʻi.

Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Recordings

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Translations and Transcriptions of Interviews conducted as part of the IHLRT ʻIke Wai Project

Kipuka Get Info

Kipuka Spatial Database

Māhele ʻĀina Index Get Info

OHA's Database of Mahele Records

Foreign Register (KPA)

Foreign Testimony (KPA)

Mahele Awards (KPA)

Native Register (KPA)

Native Testimony (KPA)

Royal Patents (KPA)

Maps (OHA) Get Info

Collection of Maps and GIS documents

Multimedia (OHA) Get Info

Collection of Audio, Video and other forms of media

Newspapers Get Info

Collection of Hawaiian Newspapers

Place Names (ULUK) Get Info

Collection of Hawaiian Place Names

Reports Get Info

Collection of various types of Reports, Assessments, News Articles and other literature

Periodicals (OHA)

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Periodicals

Reports (OHA)

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Reports by OHA

Ulukau.org Get Info

Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library

Uncategorized (OHA) Get Info

Uncategorized records or data that does not fit into the above listed Sources

Washington Place's Liliʻuokalani Digital Archive Get Info

Various collections provided by the Washington Place Foundation

Document Collection (WPF)

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Collection of documents made available provided by Washington Place

English Newspaper Collection (WPF)

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Various newspaper clippings of English Newspaper Articles

Hawaiian Newspaper Collection (WPF)

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Various newspaper clippings of Hawaiian Newspaper Articles

Lili‘uokalani Image Collection (WPF)

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Collection of images of and by Lilu'okalani

‘Ulu‘ulu (ULU) Get Info

Film and video related to the history and culture of Native Hawaiians and the people of Hawaiʻi

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