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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
Annexed in 1898; territory in 1900
STATEHOOD
1959
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1840–1843 (index only), 1866 (fragment), 1878 (Hawaii), 1890 and 1896 (Oahu)
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1900
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
State
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
Birth, 1842; death, 1859 (most date to 1896)
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1842 (most date to 1896)
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Hawaii State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Issuance/Vital Records Section
Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-4539