Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
You may have come across this in your research. A family migrates to Hawaii. They have 7 children before they left, but only 6 arrive in Hawaii. Did one child die prior to migration? The answer may be as simple as making sure someone in the family survives. An Uncertain Voyage to Hawaii For immigrants…
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…
In the early 1900s, the territory of Hawaii issued a land grant offer for the Punchbowl Crater region. These names were published in the O Luso newspaper notifying individuals of the status of their application. The lists are divided into four sections: approved, second opinion, suspended, and rejected. I’ve extracted the Portuguese names from the…