Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
Due to some unavoidable personal issues including the passing of my mom, this project has taken longer than anticipated. I’m back to moving files, and fingers crossed, I may actually get this done sometime soon. In the meantime, I’ll have both versions of the website running at the same time. This means things will be…
The Steamship Monarch arrived in Honolulu 9 Jun 1882. It arrived with 16 more passengers than it started with due to babies born during the voyage. Steamship Monarch Was a First Bringing passengers from the Azores and Madeira were costly. The Monarch was the first steamship employed to take this voyage. What made this voyage…
Before 1900, what we consider death certificates did not exist in Hawaii. There are no death certificates on file for the early era. The official documents consist of the death register books and indexes. What can these records add to your family tree? Let’s take a look! Information Collected Let’s look at a typical register…
A delayed birth certificate can prove a person really was born in Hawaii. But, how did a person go about getting a delayed birth certificate? It All Starts with an Application In order to start this process, the person filled out an “Application for Certificate of Hawaiian Birth”. This application asked for basic details such…
You may have heard the rumors about Hawaiian vital records. Records before 1900 are few and far between. You may have better luck finding a diary that your ancestor scribbled in than finding his or her birth certificate. There is a possibility your ancestor applied for a delayed birth certificate especially if they were born…
These are the dates of birth and death registrations for each state. This is the date when these registrations were required by state law. Note that in the early years of mandatory registration there may be less participation. Also, some local jurisdictions started birth and death registrations much earlier than at the state level. You…