Hawaii Military Records

United States U.S. Military Hawaii Military Records

Federal military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal archives.

To begin your search for Hawaiian military records, contact the Hawaii State Archives for the following:

• Pre-1895. Service records of Hawaiian royal guards, militia units, and navy.
• Civil War (1861-65).Card list of deceased veterans.
• 1894-98. List of members of the citizens guards of the Republic of Hawaii.
• Spanish-American War (1898-1900). Card list of deceased veterans.

Forts

Ahua Point Military Reservation - (unknown dates), Ahua Point

Aiea Heights Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), Aiea Heights

Aliamanu Military Reservation - (unknown - 1948/present), near Foster Village

Alewa Heights Military Reservation - (1942 - unknown), Honolulu

Port Allen / Hanapepe Bay Defenses - (1941 - 1945), near Port Allen

Anahulu Flats Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), Anahulu Flats

Fort Armstrong - (1899 - 1949/1974), Honolulu

Ashley Military Reservation - (1939 - unknown), Ashley Station

Barbers Point Military Reservation - (1921 - unknown), Barbers Point (Kalaeloa)

Fort Barrette - (1931 - 1948), Kapolei

Brodie Camp Military Reservation - (1942 - 1948), Brodie Camp Four

Fort DeRussy - (1904 - 1949/present), Waikiki

Fort Elizabeth (State Historical Park) - (1815 - 1860), Waimea

Ewa Marine Corps Air Station - (1942 - 1952), Ewa

Fort Halehui - (1809 - 1813 ?), Honolulu

Fort Hase - (1918 - 1948/present), Mokapu

Hawaii Arsenal - (1915 - unknown), Honolulu

Heeia Military Reservation - (1943 - unknown), near Heeia

Hickam Field Battery - (1935 - present), Hickam Village

Hilo Defenses - (1941 - 1945), near Hilo

Ho'oki'o Fortifications - (1778), near Lana'i City

'Iolani Barracks - (1871 - 1950), Honolulu

Kaaawa Military Reservation - (1927 - 1940), Ka'a'awa

Kaena Point Military Reservation - (1923 - 1948/present), Ka'ena Point

Kahana Military Reservation - (1942 - unknown), near Kahana

Kahuku Ranch Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), near Kahuku

Kahului Defenses - (1940's), Kahului and Kihei

Kakaako Battery - (1860's ? - 1893 ?), Honolulu

Fort Kamakahonu - (1819 - 1855 ?), Kailua-Kona

Fort Kamehameha - (1907 - 1949/present), Pearl Harbor

Kawaihapai Military Reservation - (1929 - unknown), near Camp Erdman

Kawailoa Military Reservation - (1939 - unknown), Kawailoa area

Kawela Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), Kawela

Fort Kekuanohu - (1816 - 1857), Honolulu

Koko Head Military Reservation - (unknown dates), near Hawai'i Kai

Kokololio Military Reservation - (unknown dates), near Hauula

Kualoa Military Reservation - (1942 - 1952), near Kualoa Ranch

Kure Island - (1942 - 1946/present), Kure Island

Fort at Lahaina - (1832 - 1854), Lahaina

Laie Military Reservation - (1931 - 1941), Laie

Lihu'e Defenses - (1941 - 1945), Lihu'e

Camp Lili'uokalani - (1917), Honolulu

Fort Mailekini - (1810 ?), Kawaihae

Makapuu Head Military Reservation - (unknown dates), Makapu'u Point

Makua Military Reservation - (1930 - 1945/present), Makua Beach

Camp Malakole - (1939 - unknown), Barbers Point (Kalaeloa)

Camp McCarthy - (1917 - 1918), Honolulu

Midway Islands - (1867/1904 - 1908, 1940 - 1946/1996), Midway Islands

Mokuleia Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), near Mokuleia

Oneula Military Reservation - (unknown dates), Oneula Beach

Opaeula Military Reservation - (1942 - 1948), near Opaeula Camp

Pakuhiwa Battleground - (unknown dates), near Kawela

Palailai Military Reservation - (1920's - unknown), near Kapolei

Paumalu Military Reservation - (1942 - unknown), Paumalu

Pearl City Naval Reservation - (unknown - present), Pearl City Peninsula

Pearl Harbor (Ford Island) Military Reservation - (1917 - 1939/present), Ford Island

Princeville Forts - (1816 - 1817), Princeville

Punchbowl Military Reservation - (1899 - 1948), Honolulu

Puowaina Battery - (1819 ? - 1853), Honolulu

Pupukea Military Reservation - (1927 - unknown), near Pupukea Camp

Puuiki Military Reservation - (1920's - 1944), near Puuiki

Quadrupod Military Reservation - (1941 - unknown), near Helemano

Red Hill Military Reservation - (1914 - 1940 ?/present), Red Hill

Round Top Military Reservation - (1928 - 1945), Honolulu

Russian Fort - (1815), Honolulu

Sand Island Military Reservation - (1916 - unknown), Honolulu

Fort Ruger - (1906 - 1959/present), Diamond Head

Sandwich Islands Post - (1834 - 1867), Honolulu

Fort Shafter -  (1899 - present), Honolulu

Tern Island - (1942 - 1946), Tern Island

Camp Waiakea - (1898), Waiakea

Waialua Military Reservation - (1934 - unknown), Waialua

Waimea Military Reservation - (1934 - unknown), near Waimea

Waipahu Battery - (1942 - 1945), Waipahu

Waipio Naval Reservation - (unknown - present), Waipio Peninsula

Fort Weaver - (1899 - 1948/present), near Ewa Beach

Waimanalo Camp Military Reservation - (1927 - 1948/unknown), Waimanalo

Wiliwilinui Ridge Military Reservation - (1942 - 1951), near Aina Haina

World War I (1917-1918)

Contact the Hawaii State Archives for records of Hawaiians who served in World War I and a card list of deceased veterans.

World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Hawaii, see:

• United States. Selective Service System. Hawaii, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with 1452025.)

To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.

Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:

• United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library film 1498803.)

Civil War Pension Index Cards - An Index to Pension Applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. It has a few pension cards for servicemen, from Hawaii, who served in the military during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information

World War II (1941-1945)

Records of Japanese evacuees during World War II are at the National Archives. They include case files, family cards, and vital statistics.