Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Kalawao County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Census records
Other records
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park archival collectionsDates vary; consult collection
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected Kalaupapa collections: a FamilySearch card index of census-type records from Hawaiʻi State Archives, and National Park Service archival collections. The index also includes related examinations and family references outside the settlement. These collections are not a general county census or a complete resident register. Consult each repository for scope, account requirements, restrictions and research access; archival access at the park is regulated.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Kalawao County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the Bureau of Conveyances and the circuit courts.
- The Bureau of Conveyances
Hawaii records land statewide, in one office in Honolulu, not by county.
- The circuit courts
Probate, divorce and court cases, by judicial circuit.
- The Hawaii State Archives
In Honolulu: government records of the Kingdom, Republic and Territory, including land, court and immigration records.
- Hawaii State Archivesfree
The state archives in Honolulu, with records of the Kingdom, Republic and Territory of Hawaii: land, court, vital and immigration records.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Hawaii, Kalawao" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1903, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Most Hawaii records are kept statewide, not by county, so start with the State Archives and the State Department of Health for births, marriages and deaths.