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Archives Announcements:

Closed in Observance of Memorial DayPosted on May 22, 2023

Aloha! The Hawai‘i State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Elevator Upgrade – Please ReadPosted on March 28, 2023

The Public Archives will be having major construction work in our facility that will greatly impact in-person services, specifically the retrieval and issuance of archival materials here at our facility. There will also be times when there will be a great deal of noise, and so we do apologize for the disruption and inconvenience. This […]

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