Hawai'i Research Resources

                                                Hawaiʻi Research Resources

• Bishop Museum Online Learning Center ~sharing knowledge about the history, culture, and natural sciences of Hawai'i and the Pacific featuring photos, videos, blog posts, podcasts, and lesson plans.

• Papakilo Database   ~ Data collections of historically and culturally significant places, events and documents in Hawaiʻiʻs history. 

• Kipuka Database   ~A geographical information system (GIS) that utilizes the latest mapping technologies to provide a window into native Hawaiian land, culture and history. 

• Ulukau  ~The Hawaiian Electronic Library comprised of resources to teach and revitalize the Hawaiian Language and for a more broad and deeper understanding of Hawaiʻi. 

• Wehewehe  ~an electronic Hawaiian language Dictionary.

• Kumukahi   ~by Kamehameha Publishing - Living Hawaiian Culture and its connections to a rich ancestral past; explore more than 60 diverse topics explained by cultural practitioners and community experts from across the paeʻaina.a bilingual website that uses a community-based approach to present Hawaiian cultural vibrancy and its ancestral connections using videos, text, educational activities and resources. 

• Oiwi.tv/  ~Documentaries, news & multimedia content from a uniquely Hawaiian perspective.

• Kamakakoi  ~Current information about issues pertaining to the Hawaiian community. 

• Kanaeokana ~the mission is to collaboratively develop and strengthen a Native Hawaiian education system -built on a strong olelo Hawaiʻi and ike Hawaiʻi foundation.

• Huapala ~Site for Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives created by Deldrien Kaʻiulani Kanoa-Martin, presented for perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture.  Includes mele, chants, information on composers, lyrics, as well as place-based mele.  Organized by song title, first line, or chorus.  Songs available in both English and Hawaiian.  Click on music note to listen to the melody.

• Hawaiʻi State Archives ~ Records, documents, and materials of historical interest to Hawaiʻi including: genealogical, land, legislative & court documents, photographs, maps & artifacts

•  Digital Archives of Hawaii ~Explore the digital platform of the Hawaiʻi State Archives

• Kaiwakiloumoku Pacific Digital Institute ~These digital collections comprise a vast array of Hawaiian and Pacific expressions through essays, interviews, videos, and recipes.

• Hawaii Biological Survey ~The Hawaii Biological Survey (HBS) is an ongoing natural history inventory of the Hawaiian archipelago. It was created to locate, identify, and evaluate all native and non-native fauna and flora within the state, and to maintain the reference collections of that biota for a wide range of uses.

• La Kuʻokoʻa-Hawaiian Independence Day Lā Kūʻokoʻa is a kingdom holiday that was first celebrated in 1843 to commemorate Hawaiʻi’s sovereignty and independence. 

• David Maloʻs Hawaiian Antiquities A singular account of Hawaiian culture and society in pre-Christian times. This engrossing study, tells of the material world of Hawaiians, as well as their origins, myths and beliefs. 

• The Legends & Myths of Hawaiʻi by his Hawaiian Majesty Kalakaua This is a full text copy of the book written by King David Kalākaua.  It is provided by the Project Gutenberg (a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks."

• Hokuʻlea ~the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s mission is to perpetuate the art and science of traditional Polynesian voyaging and the spirit of exploration through experiential educational programs that inspire students and their communities to respect and care for themselves, each other, and their natural and cultural environments.

• Iolani Palace Explore Iolani Palace from a new perspective through various digital resources.