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 Finding Your Birth Parents and Family"

'''Wanda and Patrick Cardines with Temple & Family History Consultants on "Hands on Research and Ordinance Ready" 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"'''

Class Schedule:
By appointment

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 of Genealogy Binders to 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.

=Data Bases and Software= FHC Portal : Ancestry Institute.com, Find a Grave, Families of Old Hawaii, State of Hawaii Islands Newspaper from 1989 to 2013 obituraris, Search for Electronic Resources-University of Hawaii A to Z Databases, Ulukau-The Hawaiian Electronic Library, Library of Congress, Bishop Museum-Library and Archives, Google Translate, Hawaii State Archival Digital Collections, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Papakilo Data Base, Hawaii State of Hawaii, Cynds List, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogy Society.

Hardware and Equipment
14 Desktop computers with Family Search internet access

3 Lexmark-Copier, Printer

1 HP-Printer

3 Nortwest Microfilm Readers

1 Cannon-Microfilm scanner

=Services:= Flash drives can be used to download information from the computers

=Staff Research Specialties=

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Resources in the Local Area
University of Hawaii Hilo Campus Library, Hilo Hawaii Public Library,

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