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Closed in Observance of Presidents’ DayPosted on February 10, 2025
Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Aloha! E pani ʻia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakahi ka 17 o Pepeluali 2025 no ka mālama ʻia […]
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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 […]
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