Hilo Hawaii Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1373 Kilauea Ave Hilo HI 96720 United States
 * Use the South entrance and parking lot.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-808-935-0711

E-mail:


 * HI_Hilo@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:10:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-8:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major Holidays: Closed last two weeks in December and week of Merry Monarch.

Calendar and Events:
==== Upcoming Events: June 29, 2019 genealogy Conference at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1373 Kilauea Ave. Speakers to include Kaui Sai-Dudoit on "Awaiaulu, Hawaiian Resources in Today's World, Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. on "Stories of Waipi`o Valley", Gwendolyn Sanchez & Armstrong Yamamoto on "Toko, Gannenmono in Kohala", Diane Easely on Finding Genealogy records via Digital Microfilm, Aaron Auna on "The Joy of Finding Relatives Through DNA Testing", Jacelyn Auna on "Genealogy on Social Media", Edith Kawai, esq. on"Preparations Before Find Your Birth Parents and Family", Wanda and Patrick Cardines with Temple & Family History Consultants on "Hands on Research and Ordinance Ready", and Nicole Lui on "Enriching Genealogical Research Through Land and Oral History Records". Keynote speaker will be Sky Ishibashi, speaking on this years theme, "Discover Your Story, Discover Yourself" ====

Center Resources
====Collections: Collection of over 50 different family scrolls to include the Bishop Museum-The Royal Lineage of Hawaii, The Ancestry and Origins of Polynesia, King Kalakaua, Genealogical Chart of the Pu`ou Family, the Maui Family of Chiefs, Through the Loins of Joseph part 1 & 2, Cockett Decendants, Napela Richardson just to name a few.====

Collections to also include Louis O'Sullivan 1 & 2, Alexander and Kaaikaula Hussey, Cousin Society, Decendants of Isaac's Family Books 1, 2 & 3, Mary Pukui: Hawaiian Genealogy, Fernander Collection, Traditional Hawaiian Stories, Adolpho Family Genealogy-Carlos Adolpho Alvarado, Book 1: The Cole and Jensen Collection - (Oral Genealogies and Information collected from Polynesian people from the pacific islands, Book 2-The Cole and Jensen Collection-Records Sources, Legend of Hawaii Loa, The Kumulipo, Lineages of Chiefs, D. Mcallister Writings, Israelite Similarities, Kuauhau Ali`i, Kuauhau o  Wakea, the ancient History of Hookumu Ka Honua By: Solomon Lehuanui Kalaniomaiheulila Peleiholani, 1844 - 1916, translated by JM Poepoe, Memoirs of Lucy Solomon Tamahana, From the Night Rainbow, B Koko Willis and Pali Jae Lee, Children of the Rainbow-the religion, legends and god of pre-christian Hawaii by Leinani Melville, Kawaauhau Genealogy, Genealogy of Macomber in Hawaii, Johnathan Napela 10 stakes Hawaii Honolulu Mission-Pulehu, Maui, Brief History of Molokai Chants by John Keanuenue Kaimikaua of Makakilo Honolulu, Genealogy of many families of Elizabeth Makuakane, The people of Kalapana, Niihau Family History Collections; just to name a few of the 100's of Hawaiian family genealogies and assorted books on our selves. Delay birth records along with over 1000 microfilms available to us.


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Databases and Software

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