HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SOURCES
1997
compiled by Ruth Horie

Hawaiian Collection
Hamilton Library
University of Hawai`i at M~anoa
2550 The Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
ph. 956-8264
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 1-5pm Sun
speccoll@hawaii.edu
http://nic2.hawaii.net/~speccoll/h.html

A comprehensive collection of retrospective and current materials pertaining to Hawai`i. There are more than 118,000 volumes relating to Hawaiian history, culture, art, and science as well as microfilm holdings of 10,000 reels and approximately 2,000 serial titles subscriptions. All formats, periodicals, languages, and levels of treatment are collected. Includes numerous unpublished reports and papers not held elsewhere.

Hawai`i State Archives
`Iolani Palace Grounds
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 586-0329
7:45am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
http://www.hawaii.gov/icsd/dags/factsheet.txt

Central repository for permanent government records of administrative, legal, and historic value -- from the Monarchy to the most recent legislature.

Library
Hawaiian Historical Society
560 Kawaiaha`o St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 537-6271
10am-4pm Mon-Fri

Bishop Museum Archives
1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
ph. 848-4182
10am-3pm Tue-Fri, 9am-12 Sat.
ask@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
http://www.bishop.hawaii.org

Oral history recordings, Hawaiian manuscripts, diaries, letters, translated newspaper articles, chants, maps, photographs, motion pictures, archaeological records.

Bishop Museum Library
1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
ph. 848-4148
1-4pm Tue-Fri, 9am-12 Sat (Library)
library@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
http://www.bishop.hawaii.org

Natural and cultural history of Hawai`i and the Pacific. Anthropology, music, botany, zoology. Hawaiian language newspapers on microfilm, Hawai`i sheet music, music books, Pacific voyages, primary source materials.

Library
Hawaiian Mission Children’'s Society
553 South King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 531-0481
10am-4pm Mon-Fri

Missionary records, diaries, early Hawaiian language printing, Bibles, hymnals.

Bureau of Conveyances
1151 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 587-0147
http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/bc/bc.html

Records of title to real property: indexes and microfilms of Regular System and Land Court documents and maps; issues Land Court Certificates of Title; certified copies.

State Historic Preservation Division
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
1151 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 587-0047
dlnr@pixi.com
http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/hpd/hpd.html

Statewide inventory of historic properties contains information on more than 34,000 sites, of which over 85% are archaeological. Architectural, historical, cultural and burial sites are also included.

Midkiff Library
Kamehameha Schools
1887 Makuak~ane St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
ph. 842-8338

Hawaii and the Pacific Section
Hawaii State Library
478 South King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
ph. 586-3535
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9am-5pm
Tue, Thu 9am-8pm

jms@hcc.hawaii.edu
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/hpov.html

Genealogy: Tracing and documenting family history, especially the monarchy and native Hawaiians. Documents: Publications, reports, studies, laws, and regulations from state and county agencies in Hawai`i. Hawaiian culture: Ancient practices, hula, chants, Hawaiian renaissance, language, current issues. History: Ancient Hawai`i, Pacific exploration, Hawaiian Kingdom, annexation and overthrow, early immigrant groups and plantation life, statehood, and recent contemporary history.

Kualono
Hawaiian Language Homepage
Hale Kuamo`o
University of Hawai`i at Hilo
http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/

(See also other sources listed in: Hawaiian Language Imprints, 1822-1899, a Bibligraphy, compiled by Bernice Judd, Janet E. Bell, Claire G. Murdoch. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978.)


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Last revised April 27, 1997. Comments welcome ruthh@hawaii.edu