Obituary Index

Introduction

Obituaries appeared in newspapers as early as 1836 and there is an index in the Archives for 1836 to 1950.  Newspapers indexed were primarily English language papers published in Honolulu.  Death notices for prominent persons may be indexed as a news item rather than under obituaries.  In which case you would need to check the index of a specific newspaper such as the Index to the  Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin and search by their name. The Hawaii State Public Library system has various print indexes.

Description

The Archives have some of the newspapers that are cited by the obituary index on microfilm.  Please check with the Archives reference staff for the newspaper and the publication years.  The following are examples of a few of the newspapers that are available at the Archives:

Title Year
The Friend 1843-1954
Hawaiian Gazette 1865-1913
Honolulu Advertiser prior to 1900
Honolulu Star Bulletin prior to 1900
The Independent 1895-1905
[Ka] Hae Hawaii 1856-1861
Pacific Commercial(P.C.) Advertiser 1856-1884