HSA News

Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed this coming Wednesday, March 26 2025 in observance of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day. We will resume normal business hours on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Aloha! E pani ʻia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakolu, ka 26 o Malaki 2025 no ...
Read More Closed in Observance of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day

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 ...
Read More Closed in Observance of Presidents’ Day

Aloha! The Hawai‘i State Archives will be closed this Monday, 20 January 2025 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. Aloha! Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku’āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakahi, ka 20 o Ianuali, 2025 ...
Read More Closed in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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 ...
Read More Susan Shaner Led the Hawai‘i State Archives to Preserve and Improve Access to Hawai‘i’s History

Aloha! The Hawaiʻi State Archives will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. We will resume normal business hours on the Thursday, January 2, 2025. Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku’āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakolu, ka lā 1 o Ianuali, 2025 ...
Read More Closed in Observance of New Year’s Day January 1, 2025

Aloha! In observance of the Christmas holiday, we will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. We will resume our regular business hours on the Thursday, December 26, 2024. Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku’āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakolu, ka lā 25 o Kēkēmapa, 2024 no ka mālama ʻia ...
Read More Closed in observance of Christmas, Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Aloha! The Hawai‘i State Archives will be closed this coming Thursday, November 28, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will resume normal business hours on Friday, November 29, 2024. Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku’āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻahā, ka lā 28 o Nowemapa, 2024 no ka mālama ʻia ...
Read More Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving

Aloha! The Hawai‘i State Archives will be closed this coming Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veterans’ Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku’āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻakāhi, ka lā 11 o Nowemapa, 2024 no ka mālama ...
Read More Closed in Observance of Veterans’ Day

Aloha! The Hawai‘i State Archives will be closed this coming Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in observance of General Election Day. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Aloha! E pani ‘ia ka Hale Waihona Palapala o ka Moku‘āina ʻo Hawaiʻi ma kēia Pōʻalua, ka lā 5 o Nowemapa, 2024 no ka ...
Read More Closed in Observance of General Election Day

The 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”: ...
Read More Archives Month 2024: For Love of the “Jumping Flea”: Celebrating the ʻUkulele