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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Hawaii Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Hawaii. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Hawaii Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Hawaii

Hawaii Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Hawaii.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1842 in Hawaii, but most records begin in 1896, with general compliance by 1929. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Hawaii death records exist as early as 1849. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Hawaii death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Hawaii Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Hawaii Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Hawaii Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Hawaii Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Hawaii Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Hawaii, including research at the county level, visit the Hawaii page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Hawaii record collections at FamilySearch.
The Hawaii State Archives is also a great resource. Contact them for original documents and microfilms at:
Genealogy Research Guide

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 === Hawaii Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Hawaii<br>
-:[[Hawaii Online Genealogy Records|Hawaii Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Online Genealogy Records|Hawaii Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Hawaii Birth Records|How to find Hawaii Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Birth Records|How to find Hawaii Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Hawaii Marriage Records|How to find Hawaii Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Marriage Records|How to find Hawaii Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Hawaii Death Records|How to find Hawaii Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Death Records|How to find Hawaii Death Records]]
+*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]]
+*[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br>
 === Hawaii Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Hawaii.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Hawaii.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Hawaii start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1842 in Hawaii, but most records begin in 1896, with general compliance by 1929. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Hawaii began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Hawaii death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Hawaii death records exist as early as 1849. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Hawaii death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Hawaii]]
+=== Hawaii Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Hawaii Record Finder]].'''
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+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Hawaii Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Hawaii Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Hawaii Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Hawaii Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Hawaii Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Hawaii Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Hawaii Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Hawaii Census|Census]]
+*[[Hawaii Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Hawaii Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Hawaii, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Hawaii Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Hawaii Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Hawaii Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Hawaii Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Hawaii Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Hawaii Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Hawaii History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Hawaii Census|Census]]
+*[[Hawaii Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Hawaii Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Hawaii Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Hawaii Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Hawaii Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Hawaii History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Hawaii Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Hawaii Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Hawaii Online Genealogy Records|'''Hawaii Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Hawaii, including research at the county level, visit the [[Hawaii, United States Genealogy|'''Hawaii''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/12?region=United%20States%20of%20America Hawaii record collections] at FamilySearch.
+*The [http://ags.hawaii.gov/archives/ Hawaii State Archives] is also a great resource. Contact them for original documents and microfilms at:
+*[http://ags.hawaii.gov/archives/about-us/genealogy-research-guide/ Genealogy Research Guide]
+[[Category:Hawaii Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]