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Hawaiʻi State Archives

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Susan Shaner Led the Hawai‘i State Archives to Preserve and Improve Access to Hawai‘i’s History post thumbnail

Susan Shaner Led the Hawai‘i State Archives to Preserve and Improve Access to Hawai‘i’s HistoryPosted on December 30, 2024

Susan Shaner, who spent nearly 30 years as an archivist at the Hawai‘i State Archives, the last 12 years as the Hawai‘i State Archivist, passed away on December 8, 2024 at the age of 75. Beginning in 1978, Susan gradually developed an intimate knowledge of the Archives vast collections of 12,000 cubic feet of government […]

Archives Month 2024: For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: Celebrating the ʻUkulele post thumbnail

Archives Month 2024: For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: Celebrating the ʻUkulelePosted on October 6, 2024

The staff at the Hawai‘i State Archives looks forward to Archives Month every October–we really enjoy presenting something special around our chosen themes and reaching out to our stakeholders in new ways. While this year is no different, this year’s theme is a bit closer to home for us: For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: […]