Aloha! Please take caution this afternoon when venturing onto ʻIolani Palace Grounds. The ewa/west side of the grounds, by the Barracks, has an active bee hive with aggressive bees, visitors should try to avoid. The gates of ʻIolani Palace Grounds will be locked except for the Diamond Head/east gate, across from the Hawaii State Public ...
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Aloha! In conjunction with Dr. Ron Williams, Jr.’s “ʻIke Mōakaaka. Revealing Native Agency in Unlikely Places: The 1894 Constitution of the Republic of Hawaiʻi”” talk, the records of the 1894 Constitutional Convention have been digitized and are now accessible online via our Online Exhibitions page at: https://ags.hawaii.gov/archives/online-exhibitions/1894-constitutional-convention/. They are available for download as PDF files.
As part of the month-long ʻOnipaʻa commemoration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani, the Hawaiʻi State Archives (HSA) and the Hui o Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition will sponsor an illustrated research presentation by Ronald Williams Jr. PhD, Archivist at the HSA. The presentation, “ʻIke Mōakaaka. Revealing Native Agency in Unlikely Places: The 1894 Constitution ...
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Aloha! We’ll be undergoing some minor construction inside our reading room starting Thursday, August 22, 2019. There will be limited access to some tables at times and intermittent loud noises as work is being done. We will have earplugs available upon request at the Reference Desk. Mahalo for your understanding!
Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, September 2, 2019 in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Friday, August 16, 2019 in observance of Statehood Day. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, August 19, 2019.
Join us for Apollo11 Family Spacefest at Windward Community College on Saturday, July 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo11 and man’s first landing on the moon. The special one-day-only free event features free Imaginarium shows, moon rocks and a NASA exhibit at Gallery ‘Iolani, special speakers, ...
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Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Thursday, July 4, 2019 in observance of Independence Day. We will resume normal business hours on Friday, July 5, 2019.
Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in observance of King Kamehameha I Day. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Aloha! The Hawaii State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, May 27, 2019 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.