The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States. With 51 branches across 6 islands, HSPLS serves as a pillar of our community helping to nurture a lifelong love of reading and learning through its physical and digital spaces. The site is more than just books — you can access quilt patterns, yearbooks, eBooks, talking books for the visually impaired, take free online classes, learn a new language or visit one of the 10,000 events they put on each year.

Get a virtual library card using this online form. Your Virtual Library card is valid for 45 days and provides access to all online digital resources. To activate all library card privileges (including placing requests online for materials and borrowing books, DVDS and more), please visit your local library with proof of Hawaii residency.

Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the largest research library in the state of Hawaii. The Library serves as a key resource for the flagship Mānoa campus as well as the other University of Hawaiʻi system campuses.

Navigate to their Research Guides for helpful search strategies and resources on a wide variety of topics, from Anthropology to Zoology, written by subject specialists. Though you may not have access to the university databases and print materials, there is a wealth of other information and links to websites that can be accessed by the general public.

The Robert Allerton Art Library at HoMA is an invaluable resource for researchers, museum visitors and members, art collectors, and students. With over 40,000 books, periodicals, biographical files, and catalogues, the Library plays an integral role in HoMA’s mission: To inspire and uplift our community through transformative art experiences that celebrate creativity, cultivate wonder, foster empathy and enhance knowledge in order to deepen our connection with one another and the world we share.

The Hawaiʻi State Archives was established in 1905 and is responsible for collecting, appraising, preserving, and making available to the public Hawaiian government records of enduring value. The primary collections consist of government records from the monarchy to the current legislative session, private collections of individuals and organizations, historical photographs, maps, and library collections specializing in Hawaiian history, culture, and Pacific voyages.

The online Digital Archives is now in Beta mode with millions of records for you to search through. Start your adventure one-click at a time here: https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov

Strong collection of very useful Hawaiian-related books and journals from the 1800s to today on Hawaiian history, culture, language, and issues. Also includes many specialized collections important to Hawaiian research, such as the Hawaiian Music Archive, Polynesian Voyaging Society's archive, Hawaiian Place Names, Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes, Hawaiian Newspaper Collection, and more.

ʻUluʻulu is Hawaiʻi's official state archive for moving images.

Located on the University of Hawaiʻi - West Oʻahu campus, the archive is dedicated to the care, preservation, and digitization of film and videotape related to the history and culture of Hawaiʻi.

Search the catalog, explore the collections, and watch some movies!

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaiʻi, formed in 2010 with the merger of The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Covering Hawaiʻi news, business, sports, entertainment and weather.

Search for topics on their search page, using the Advanced Options pull-down menus under the main search bar, to limit your search by date, author, category, and topic.

Honolulu Civil Beat is an investigative news website that practices watchdog journalism related to the U.S. state of Hawaii. Journalists and editors at Civil Beat have traveled to other U.S. held territories and military installations in the Pacific, reporting on current and historical events about immigration and other issues. Civil Beat is headquartered in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, and is published by Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay.

Definitive guidebook and friendly tour-guide to the world's most wondrous places. Travel tips, articles, strange facts, and unique events. Use this atlas as a resource across content-areas for high-interest items to spark the imaginations of students and teachers. It's a starting point for discussions, research projects, and more. Their articles & destination guides are especially rich with images & topics for conversation.

Sign up for one of their free newsletters to get a daily or weekly dose of fascinating topics from around the world.

USA.gov is the official web portal of the United States federal government. It is designed to improve the public's interaction with the United States government by quickly directing website visitors to the services or information they are seeking. Great source for credible information about anything from education to health to the military, and many more topics. Click here to see the guide to the services and information available through their portal.

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and to build a more sustainable world through climate and environmental action. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice).

Navigate to their A-Z site index to see all of the countries and subjects they cover.

The United Nations Digital Library allows you to explore documents, speeches, and public domain publications online. Navigate to their Advanced Search page to narrow your search by date, title, subject, keyword, and more.