Hawaii historic newspapers: 39,867 free digitised pages
Everything below is what the Library of Congress holds online for Hawaii in Chronicling America, counted on 2026-10-06. The pages are free to read and searchable by name; an obituary or a marriage notice here is often the only record of a date before civil registration.
Titles with the most digitised pages
| Newspaper | Years | Pages online |
|---|---|---|
| The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) | 1885–1921 | 8,413 |
| The Hawaiian Star (Honolulu [Oahu]) | 1893–1912 | 5,984 |
| Evening Bulletin (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) | 1895–1912 | 5,397 |
| The Daily Bulletin (Honolulu [Hawaii]) | 1882–1895 | 4,089 |
| The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) | 1865–1918 | 3,764 |
| Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) | 2,982 | |
| The Independent (Honolulu, H.I.) | 1895–1905 | 2,866 |
| The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) | 1856–1888 | 1,489 |
| The Maui News (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) | 1,262 | |
| Polynesian (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) | 1844–1864 | 918 |
Counties
- Honolulu 37,769 pages
- Maui 1,262 pages
- Kauai 601 pages
- Hawaii 235 pages
Cities
- Honolulu 37,769 pages
- Wailuku 1,262 pages
- Lihue 601 pages
- Hilo 235 pages
By decade
- 1840 to 1849 314 pages
- 1850 to 1859 704 pages
- 1860 to 1869 776 pages
- 1870 to 1879 1,044 pages
- 1880 to 1889 5,518 pages
- 1890 to 1899 10,603 pages
- 1900 to 1909 13,651 pages
- 1910 to 1919 6,890 pages
- 1920 to 1929 396 pages
- 1930 to 1939 3 pages
- 1940 to 1949 3 pages
- 1950 to 1959 3 pages
- 1960 to 1969 3 pages
Languages
- English 39,833 pages
- Hawaiian 4,539 pages
- French 1,489 pages
- Japanese 601 pages
Ethnic press: Pacific Islander
Search them by name
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