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- Susan Shaner Led the Hawai‘i State Archives to Preserve and Improve Access to Hawai‘i’s HistorySusan 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 ʻUkuleleThe 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”: […]
- For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: Celebrating the History of the ʻUkulele Lecture and PerformancePlease join us for this historic lecture/performance celebrating the ʻukulele as the Hawaiʻi State Archives kicks off National October Archives Month focused on Hawaiʻi’s beloved instrument. Featuring ʻukulele performances by: Doug Tolentino, David Kaʻio, Kū Souza, Kamaka Fernandez, Joe Souza and NUE with Raiatea Helm! For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: Celebrating the History of […]
- Records related to the Hanapēpē Tragedy now onlineFor the Centennial Commemoration of the Hanapēpē Tragedy, in partnership with the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii (FAHSOH), the Hawaiʻi State Archives has digitized and placed online over 1000 pages of records regarding the Hanapēpē Tragedy pulled from four different series. For the first time ever, the public will have complete online access to these […]
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Interrogate ArchivesAre you interested in learning more about how your Public Archives is implementing technology to provide you better access to the vast number of records accessible in the Hawaiʻi State Digital Archives? Join us for a free Public Symposium on Using AI to Interrogate Archives. This symposium will feature InterPARES Trust AI researchers from the […]
- New Lā Kūʻokoʻa Online Exhibition webpageIn celebration of Lā Kūʻokoʻa Day, the staff of the Public Archives have curated a selection of primary resource items that can be found at the Archives and presented on a webpage as a guide for research and education about the events that led to this day. If available, items that have been digitized and […]
- Archives Month 2023: Reawakening the Voices of the PastThe power of the human voice has captivated audiences for as long as language has existed. While printed words have power, the delivery of those words can provide a far more persuasive argument than the words themselves – spoken word can elicit deep emotional connections and reactions far beyond what print can produce. Your Public […]
- IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Elevator Upgrade – Please ReadThe 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 […]
- Closed Mondays, Dec 26, 2022 and Jan 2, 2023Aloha! In observance of the Christmas (Dec 26) and New Year’s Day (Jan 2) holidays, we will be closed on Mondays, Dec 26, 2022 and Jan 2, 2023. We will resume our regular business hours on the following respective Tuesdays, Dec 27, 2022 and Jan 3, 2023.
- Limited and/or delayed servicesAloha, the elevator at the archives is down until further notice. Retrieval of records requests will be delayed and may take longer than usual. Oversized materials may not be retrievable during this time. We apologize and ask for you patience as we work through this.