Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, May 25, 2020 in observance of Memorial Day. However due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, our Research Room remains closed to the public until further notice, with limited remote services to resume on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for ...
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Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Friday, April 10, 2020 in observance of Good Friday. However due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, our Research Room remains closed to the public until further notice, with limited remote services to resume on Monday, April 13, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for ...
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Due to the current on-going COVID-19 situation, which has caused many organizations, institutions and offices to close to the public, DLNR has closed the ʻIolani Palace Grounds. As a result, the Public Research Room at the Public Archives of Hawaiʻi will be closed to the public until further notice. We apologize for this very short ...
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Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Thursday, March 26, 2020 in observance of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day. We will resume our normal business hours on Friday, March 27, 2020. Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, our Research Room remains closed to the public until further notice. Please email us ...
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The Hawaiʻi State Archives is still open and available to all researchers and we welcome the public to discover new treasures and stories of the past. Though due to the growing concerns about COVID-19, our commitment is not only to care for the irreplaceable and valuable documents and artifacts of the Public Archives, but also ...
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UPDATED MARCH 17, 2020* The Hawaiʻi State Archives is very excited and fortunate to present a free informational lecture by Jeanne Drewes. Ms. Drewes has been part of the preservation/conservation community for forty years, with her final position at the Library of Congress as Chief of Binding & Collections Care from 2006 through 2019. Today ...
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Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, February 17, 2020 in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
As caretakers of unique, historical and irreplaceable treasures of the State from the Kingdom to present day, the Hawaiʻi State Archives has an enormous responsibility to ensure these materials are available for research, study and purview to the public now and in the future. The care and protection of the collections are a critical part ...
Read More Starting February 2020 – NEW Security Procedures at the Hawaiʻi State Archives
Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, January 20, 2020 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Public parking on the ʻIolani Palace grounds will be closed on January 15th through January 17th, 2020. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please review other public parking options if you are making a trip to visit us here at the Hawaiʻi State Archives.