Hawai‘i-related Sources
Books
- OneSearch –Our large, general searching tool. Try including “Hawaii” or a Hawaii-specific term as a keyword. Watch video.
- UH Manoa Library Hawaiian Special Collection — retrospective and current materials pertaining to Hawai‘i.
- Ulukau — contains full-text books in Hawaiian and English, including Hawaii-English dictionaries and Hawaiian-language newspapers.
- Hathi Trust — large collection of digital works, including books, articles, and images, on all subjects. Include “Hawaii” or a Hawaii-specific term as a keyword.
- Hawaii State Public Library — other resources are also available through the HSPL main page.
Newspapers on O‘ahu and Statewide
- Honolulu Star Advertiser — Hawai‘i’s largest circulation newspaper, from June 2010. The earlier newspapers, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star Bulletin, must be accessed separately.
- Honolulu Civil Beat— devoted to politics and local news. The first couple of articles are free, but a subscription is required for full access.
- Pacific Business News — news site focusing on business in Hawai‘i.
- Chronicling America (Library of Congress) – includes newspapers from Hawai‘i.
- Honolulu Weekly (Archives) — issues from 1991 – 2013 focused on arts, entertainment, and politics.
- Hawaii Star — independent online news service established in 1994.
- The Pacific Islands Report — news affecting Pacific communities living in Hawai‘i. Use the “Archives” search to look for material from 1997 to present.
Newspapers focused on Neighbor Islands
- Hawaii Tribune-Herald— the daily newspaper for Hawai‘i Island.
- West Hawaii Today —news from Kona, Hawai‘i Island
- The Garden Isle News — the daily newspaper for Kauai.
- Molokai Dispatch — the daily newspaper for Molokai.
- Lahaina News — news from Lahaina, Maui.
- Maui News — the daily newspaper for Maui.
Indexes
- Bob Krauss Research Index — citations to articles from English-language newspapers from Hawai‘i. Not comprehensive, but extensive and covers well back into the 1800s.
- Hawaii Newspaper Index — index to the Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and Honolulu Star-Advertiser from 1989 to the present.
- Hawai‘i Pacific Journal Index — includes nearly 140 journals published in or about Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Coverage dates back to the 1890s.
- Hawaiian Legends Index — subject access including include places, human characteristics, animals, geographical features to 77 publications of Hawaiian legends in English.
Films and Images
- ‘Ulu‘ulu — moving image archive of Hawai‘i.
- Library of Congress — collections with film.
- Ethnographic Video Online, Vol. III: Indigenous Voices (UH log in required)
Community Resources
- Bishop Museum
- Hawai‘i Public Radio (HPR)— includes archives of audio articles.
- Hawaii State Public Library — books, magazines, and other resources.
- Hawaiian Mission Houses Museum
- Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
- Honolulu Academy of Art — exhibits and a library. Free admission for members of UH
Government Sites
- State of Hawai‘i Databook — statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of our state.
- Hawaii State Archives
- Hawaii State Capitol
- DBEDT — Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
- DLNR — Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.
- Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
- City and County of Honolulu
- NOAA — Federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
To search for State of Hawaii government resources, try adding “site:hawaii.gov” to your search.
University of Hawai‘i
- UH Archives
- College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) — focuses on plants and environment.
- UH Institutional Research Office (IRO) — institutional data on the University of Hawai‘i
- Ka Leo — the UH at Mānoa student newspaper. Selected past issues are available via ScholarSpace
- ScholarSpace — provides digital content created by the University of Hawai‘i community.
Research Guides from Hamilton Library
Many others are listed in the Research Guides under “Hawaii”
General Databases that include Hawai‘i
- Academic Search Complete
- American History & Life — covers the history and culture of the U.S.
- Google Scholar
- Hathi Trust — large collection of digital works, including books, articles, and images.
- JSTOR
- Project Muse
- Web of Science — focuses on natural sciences.
