Hawaiʻi State Archives
Our online Digital Archives is now in Beta mode with millions of records for you to search through. Start your adventure one-click at a time here: https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov
Archives Announcements:

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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Research Our Records
- Digital Collections
- Digital Archives
- Library and Map Catalog
(Temporarily offline, contact us for help) - Photograph Collection
- Research Aides:
- Other Resources:
- Archives Rules and Guidelines
Managing Government Records
- Records Management
- State Records Center
- Records Retention and Disposition Schedules
- Records Management Policies
- Records Management Forms
Hawaii Digital Archives Initiative
- Hawai`i State Digital Archives Project: A Work in Progress
- Hawaii Digital Archives Master Plan
- State of Hawaii Draft Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
News
- Archives in the news Updated 05/2023