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 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Hawaii:
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-===Finding Indiana Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
+===Finding Hawaii Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
 *[[GuidedResearch:Hawaii|Finding Hawaii Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
-===Finding Indiana Records===
+===Finding Hawaii Records===
 *[[Hawaii Online Genealogy Records|Hawaii Online Genealogy Records]]
-===Indiana Statewide Databases===
+===Hawaii Statewide Databases===
 *[[Hawaii Online Genealogy Records|Hawaii Online Genealogy Records]]
-===Indiana Research Process===
+===Hawaii Research Process===
 *[[Step-by-Step Hawaii Research, 1880-Present]]
 *[[Hawaii Descendancy Research]]
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 '''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1842 in Hawaii, but most records begin in 1896. Deaths began in 1849. Both had general compliance by 1929.
+*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1842. Registration of deaths began in 1859. Few records exist until 1896, however, and registration was not generally complied with until 1929.<ref>''Hawaii Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, July 1997, 14. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
-*'''''County regististration:''''' Local government authorities and clergymen recorded some pre-1860 birth and death records.
 *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Hawaii Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Hawaii.
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 '''Finding Parents:'''
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-*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers.
+*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1842 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
 *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Hawaii Newspapers]] and [[Hawaii Obituaries]] for more information.
 *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Hawaii Church Records]] for more information.
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 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Hawaii.pdf Hawaii Family History Library Research Outline]
 *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/ HIGenWeb] - Hawaii GenWeb Project
-*[http://genealogytrails.com/hawaii/hawaii/ Hawaii Genealogy Trails] -- collection of transcribed data for the state of Indiana
+*[http://genealogytrails.com/hawaii/hawaii/ Hawaii Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Hawaii
 *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/hi/ Cyndi's List] - Hawaii genealogy sites on the internet
 *[http://www.raogk.org/hawaii-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Hawaii Records Guide