The Public Archives is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:00am to 4:00pm, except on State holidays. Our number one priority has always been the safety of our staff and the public, and so with the pandemic still amongst us, we must continue to be vigilant in protecting ourselves, our ʻohana, and community. Please note the ...
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Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Thursday, November 25, 2021 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will resume normal business hours on Friday, November 26, 2021.
Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Thursday, November 11, 2021 in observance of Veterans’ Day. We will resume normal business hours on Friday, November 12, 2021.
The Hawaiʻi State Archives has been one of the only memory institutions in the state to remain open to the public during the pandemic. As our institution searched for ways to serve the public more effectively given all the constraints, we reviewed our own holdings for what ʻike (knowledge) they could impart. One of the ...
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In Celebration of Archives Month (October) and Electronic Records Day (10/10), Dr. Adam Jansen will discuss the steps Hawai`i State Archives is taking to capture and preserve the official social media accounts of state government. He will also highlight tools the Hawai`i State Archives is using and discuss some of the gaps encountered between the ...
Read More Social Media Archiving is Achievable Webinar
As mandated by *Executive Order No.21-07 related to access to State Property, the Public Archives will require all our visitors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated, or a negative test result of a COVID-19 test taken 72 hours prior to their visit to our facility. This requirement along with the rules and restrictions ...
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Happy Birthday Queen Liliʻuokalani! In celebration, the Public Archives of Hawaiʻi is excited to announce that her Majesty’s entire paper manuscript collection is now accessible online, for free, on the Digital Archives of Hawaiʻi. This amazing feat of digitization for access was made possible through generous funding from the Liliʻuokalani Trust. Over 20,000 digital images, ...
Read More M93 Liliʻuokalani Manuscript Collection now Online!
Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, September 6, 2021 in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
Our number one priority has always been the safety of our staff and the public, and so due to dramatic increase in the number of positive cases, we have rearranged the Public Research Room to provide greater distancing between research tables. As a result, the maximum number of researchers in our public room will be ...
Read More The Hawaiʻi State Archives is still open TUESDAYS through FRIDAYS!
Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Friday, August 20, 2021 in observance of Statehood Day. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, August 23, 2021.