Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
In the 1890 Directory for Hawaii (big island, not state) my great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather are listed as teaching at the Catholic school in Waiohinu. It was listed as Sacred Heart. Upon researching I discover that Sacred Heart is actually in Na’alehu, which makes sense as it is less than a mile away. I wrote to…
This is a brief list of the Catholic Churches whose members were primarily from the Portuguese ethnic group. Other churches also have Portuguese members, however, the churches on this list catered to the Portuguese community. These would be good places to start searches for your ancestors if you’re unsure which church your ancestors belonged to….
The majority of Portuguese immigrants who migrated to Hawaii were of the Catholic faith. This is a list of current churches and their mailing addresses. While these churches might not have been in existence in the time period you are searching for, they may be of help in locating records. HAWAII Annunciation–P.O. Box 301, Kamuela…
Locate the island your ancestor was from. The left column lists the freguesia (like our town/city). The right column lists the church(es) for that freguesia. Each council has 1 large church, which has the designation “Matriz” (Mother Church). Most church records were filmed. Those that were not filmed have an asterik (*) by the name…