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Hawaiian Historical Society
Mission :
The Society’s mission is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific islands so that present and future peoples throughout the world will recognize and appreciate this history. The Society serves its membership and the community by publishing scholarly materials focused on this history; offering a library program that provides information and referral services to the community; promoting the discovery, collection, and preservation of documentary historical materials; and sponsoring public programs for the benefit of the wider island community.
About Us :
The Hawaiian Historical Society was organized in January 1892 by a group of prominent Honolulu citizens dedicated to preserving historical materials relating to Hawai‘i and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian history. In subsequent years the Society's interests broadened to include the Pacific region and Hawai‘i’s role within it. Generous donations from families of the founders, including books, pamphlets, newspapers, and documents, formed the base of the library collection.
Over the years the Society has cooperated with the Bishop Museum, Hawai‘i State Archives, Honolulu Academy of Arts, University of Hawai‘i, and the Library of Hawai‘i (now the Hawai‘i State Library) in collecting and preserving historical materials and in making them available to students and scholars. Since 1950 a close relationship has existed between the Hawaiian Historical Society and the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society as their two libraries share the same building at 560 Kawaiahao Street. The complementary nature of their holdings has been of great service to researchers over the years.
The Society’s mission is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific islands so that present and future peoples throughout the world will recognize and appreciate this history. The Society serves its membership and the community by publishing scholarly materials focused on this history; offering a library program that provides information and referral services to the community; promoting the discovery, collection, and preservation of documentary historical materials; and sponsoring public programs for the benefit of the wider island community.
About Us :
The Hawaiian Historical Society was organized in January 1892 by a group of prominent Honolulu citizens dedicated to preserving historical materials relating to Hawai‘i and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian history. In subsequent years the Society's interests broadened to include the Pacific region and Hawai‘i’s role within it. Generous donations from families of the founders, including books, pamphlets, newspapers, and documents, formed the base of the library collection.
Over the years the Society has cooperated with the Bishop Museum, Hawai‘i State Archives, Honolulu Academy of Arts, University of Hawai‘i, and the Library of Hawai‘i (now the Hawai‘i State Library) in collecting and preserving historical materials and in making them available to students and scholars. Since 1950 a close relationship has existed between the Hawaiian Historical Society and the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society as their two libraries share the same building at 560 Kawaiahao Street. The complementary nature of their holdings has been of great service to researchers over the years.