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A helpful directory of Hawaiian libraries is Arlene D. C. Luster, ''A Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands'' (Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Library Association, 1972; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=184591&disp=A+directory+of+libraries+and+information%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 996.9 J54L, film 1321388 item 8]).  
A helpful directory of Hawaiian libraries is Arlene D. C. Luster, ''A Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands'' (Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Library Association, 1972; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=184591&disp=A+directory+of+libraries+and+information%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 996.9 J54L, film 1321388 item 8]).  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
=== Web Sites ===


Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Hawaii in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.


*Locate other researchers
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
*Post queries
*Send and receive e-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Hawaii in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]<br>  
 
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
=== [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]<br> ===


A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== Roots-L ===
'''Roots-L'''


http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Usout.ASP 30972]), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.
'''FamilySearch™'''
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===


[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  
[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  
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