Hawaii Military Records

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U.S. Military Records provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.

Federal military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal archives.

To begin your search for Hawaiian military records, contact the Hawaii State Archives for the following:


 * Pre-1895. Service records of Hawaiian royal guards, militia units, and navy.
 * Civil War (1861-65).Card list of deceased veterans.
 * 1894-98. List of members of the citizens guards of the Republic of Hawaii.
 * Spanish-American War (1898-1900). Card list of deceased veterans.

Forts
Ahua Point Military Reservation- (unknown dates), Ahua Point

Aiea Heights Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), Aiea Heights

Aliamanu Military Reservation- (unknown - 1948/present), near Foster Village

Alewa Heights Military Reservation - (1942 - unknown), Honolulu

Fort Armstrong- (1899 - 1949/1974), Honolulu

Barbers Point Military Reservation- (1921 - unknown), Barbers Point (Kalaeloa)

Fort Barrette- (1931 - 1948), Kapolei

Fort DeRussy- (1904 - 1949/present), Waikiki

Ewa Marine Corps Air Station- (1942 - 1952), Ewa

Fort Halehui - (1809 - 1813 ?), Honolulu

Hawaii Arsenal - (1915 - unknown), Honolulu

Hickam Field Battery- (1935 - present), Hickam Village

'Iolani Barracks - (1871 - 1950), Honolulu

Kakaako Battery - (1860's ? - 1893 ?), Honolulu

Fort Kamehameha - (1907 - 1949/present), Pearl Harbor

Fort Kekuanohu - (1816 - 1857), Honolulu

Koko Head Military Reservation - (unknown dates), near Hawai'i Kai

Camp Lili'uokalani- (1917), Honolulu

Makapuu Head Military Reservation - (unknown dates), Makapu'u Point

Camp Malakole- (1939 - unknown), Barbers Point (Kalaeloa)

Camp McCarthy - (1917 - 1918), Honolulu

Oneula Military Reservation- (unknown dates), Oneula Beach

Palailai Military Reservation- (1920's - unknown), near Kapolei

Pearl City Naval Reservation- (unknown - present), Pearl City Peninsula

Pearl Harbor (Ford Island) Military Reservation- (1917 - 1939/present), Ford Island

Punchbowl Military Reservation- (1899 - 1948), Honolulu

Puowaina Battery - (1819 ? - 1853), Honolulu

Red Hill Military Reservation- (1914 - 1940 ?/present), Red Hill

Round Top Military Reservation- (1928 - 1945), Honolulu

Russian Fort - (1815), Honolulu

Sand Island Military Reservation- (1916 - unknown), Honolulu

Fort Ruger- (1906 - 1959/present), Diamond Head

Sandwich Islands Post- (1834 - 1867), Honolulu

Fort Shafter- (1899 - present), Honolulu

Waipahu Battery- (1942 - 1945), Waipahu

Waipio Naval Reservation- (unknown - present), Waipio Peninsula

Fort Weaver- (1899 - 1948/present), near Ewa Beach

Wiliwilinui Ridge Military Reservation - (1942 - 1951), near Aina Haina

World War I (1917-1918)
Contact the Hawaii State Archives for records of Hawaiians who served in World War I and a card list of deceased veterans.

World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Hawaii, see:


 * United States. Selective Service System. Hawaii, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with .)

To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.

Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:


 * United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library film .)

World War II (1941-1945)
Records of Japanese evacuees during World War II are at the National Archives. They include case files, family cards, and vital statistics.

Web Sites

 * The Civil War Pension Index Cards Collection, located at FamilySearch Records has a few pension cards for servicemen, from Hawaii, who served in the military during the late 1800s and early 1900s.