Hawaii Online Historical Newspapers

There are about 500 newspapers that have been published in the Aloha state - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Hawaii. 

​Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. 

(Updated November, 2018; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Hawaii Newspapers

• Hilo, Hawaii, 1895-1917 - Hilo tribune.
• Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii, 1840-1841 - The Polynesian.
• Honolulu [Hawaii, 1899-190? - Austin's Hawaiian weekly.
• Honolulu [Hawaii, 1902-1911 - The Honolulu times.
• Honolulu [Hawaii], 1882-1895 - The Daily bulletin.
• Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii, 1895-1912 - Evening bulletin.
• Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii, 1912-current - Honolulu star-bulletin.
• Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii], 1865-1918 - The Hawaiian gazette.
• Honolulu [Oahu], 1893-1912 - The Hawaiian star.
• Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii, 1844-1864 - Polynesian.
• Honolulu, 1891-1895 - Hawaii holomua.
• Honolulu, 1893-1895 - Hawaii holomua = Progress.
• Honolulu, H.I., 1880-1885 - Saturday press.
• Honolulu, H.I., 1895-1895 - The Independent.
• Honolulu, H.I., 1895-1905 - The Independent.
• Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, 1856-1888 - The Pacific commercial advertiser.
• Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, 1885-1886 - Daily Honolulu press.
• Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, 1885-1921 - The Pacific commercial advertiser.
• Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, 1886-1887 - The daily herald.
• Honolulu, T.H., 1900-1902 - The Honolulu republican.
• Honolulu, T.H., 1910-1910 - The Democrat.
• Lihue, Kauai, H.T., 1902-current - The Garden Island.
• Wailuku, Maui, H.I., 1900-current - The Maui news.

Google News Archive

• Molokai - The Molokai Dispatch

Hawaiian Language Newspapers 1834-1927

• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio - 1896-1897
• Ke Au Hou - July 1910 - January 1912
• Ke Au Okoa - April 24, 1865 - June 5, 1865
• Hawaii Holomua - 1912
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika - September 23, 1861 - May 14, 1863
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama - 1907 - 1919
• Ka Lama Hawaii - February 14, 1834 - December 26, 1834
• Ka Lanakila - July 1, 1909 - October 21, 1909
• Ka Lei Momi - June 21, 1893 - September 22, 1893
• Ka Lei Momi e Mau Kou Olino Ana - August 5, 1893 - December 25, 1893
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui - 1889-1896
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina - 1897-1900
• Ka Makaainana - 1887-1899
• Ka Manawa - November 7, 1870 - December 12, 1870
• Ka Na'i Aupuni - 1905-08
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa - 1861-1927

Ho'olaupi'i - Hawaiian Nupepa Collection 1834-1948

• Ahailono a ka Lahui 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Home Rula Republalika 
• Honolulu Times 
• Ka Elele 
• Ka Hae Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku Loa 
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika 
• Ka Holomua 
• Ka Lahui Hawaii 
• Ka Lama Hawaii 
• Ka Lanakila 
• Ka Lau Oliva 
• Ka Lei Momi 
• Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii 
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui 
• Ka Makaainana 
• Ka Manawa 
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni 
• Ka Nonanona 
• Ka Nupepa Elele 
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ka Oiaio 
• Ke Alahou 
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alaula 
• Ke Aloha Aina 
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio 
• Ke Au Hou 
• Ke Au Okoa 
• Ke Kiai 
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama 
• Ke Koo o Hawaii 
• Ke Kumu Hawaii 
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi 
• Kuokoa Home Rula 
• Kuu Hae Hawaii 
• Nuhou 
• O ka Hae Katolika 
• Puuhonua o na Hawaii 
• The Liberal 

Papakilo Hawaiian Language Newspaper Collection (1834–1980)

• ​Ahailono o ka Lahui
• Hawaii Holomua
• Home Rula Repubalika
• Honolulu Republican
• Ka Elele Hawaii, Ka Elele
• Ka Hae Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika
• Ka Holomua
• Ka Lahui Hawaii
• Ka Lama Hawaii
• Ka Lanakila
• Ka Lau Oliva
• Ka Lei Momi
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina
• Ka Makaainana
• Ka Malamalama o Hawaii, Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii
• Ka Manawa
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni
• Ka Nonanona
• Ka Nupepa Elele
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ka Oiaio
• Ka Puuhonua, Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii
• Ke Alahou
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alaula
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio
• Ke Aloha Aina
• Ke Au Hou
• Ke Au Okoa
• Ke Kiai
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama
• Ke Koo o Hawaii
• Ke Kumu Hawaii
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi
• Kuokoa Home Rula
• Kuu Hae Hawaii
• Nuhou
• Nupepa Puka La Kuokoa
• O ka Hae Katolika
• The Liberal 

University of Hawaii Manoa Portuguese Newspaper Collection

• O Luso Hawaiiano August 1885 to December 1890
• Aurora Hawaiiana [Hawaiian Dawn]  August 1889 to March 1891
• A Uniao Lusitana Hawaiiana. March 1892 to February 1896
• A Sentinella [Sentinel] 1892 to 1896
• O Luso  February 1896 to October 1897, October 1910 to Jan. 1920
• A Setta [Arrow]  1903 to 1921
• O Popular  July 1911 to January 1913
• O Facho [The Torch]

​University of Hawaii Manoa Filipino Newspaper Collection

• Ang Banagbanag = The Dawn, 1939
• Filipino Herald of Hawaii, 1962
• Hawaii Filipino News (Juan C. Dionisio, editor) 1977-1978
• Hawaii Filipino News (Roman R. Cariaga, editor)
• Hawaii Filipino News (Teodoro G. Biano, editor)
• Hawaii Press (Hawaii Filipino News)
• Hawaiian Reporter
• Hawaii's Filamerican tribune
• Naimbag-a-Nakem
• New Filamerican
• New Philippines
• The Independent
• Ti Managservi
• Ti Mangiturong

Filipino Newspaper Digitization Project

• Ang Banagbanag
• Filamerican Tribune
• Filipino Herald of Hawaii
• Hawaii Filipino News (Biano)
• Hawaii Filipino News (Cariaga) 
• Hawaii Filipino News
• Hawaii Press (Hawaii Filipino News) 
• Hawaiian Reporter
• Naimbag-a-Nakem
• New Filamerican
• New Philippines
• P.I. Commonwealth Chronicle
• Pacific Courier
• Pacific Post News
• Philippine Commonweath Chronicle
• Philippine News Tribune
• The Independent
• Ti Managservi
• Ti Mangiturong
• Ti Progresibo
• Ti Pudno (The Truth)
• Ti Silaw (The Light)
• Ti Timek Ti Vibora Luviminda (The Voice of Vibora Luviminda)

University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth Hawaiian Portuguese Newspapers

• Aurora Hawaiiana 
• O Luso
• O Luso Hawaiiano
• O Popular
• A Sentinella
• A Uniao Lusitana Hawaiiana

Student Collections:

Chaminade University - Honolulu

• ​The Silver Sword

Hawaii Pacific University - Honolulu

• Kalamalama
• Kalamalama

Honolulu Community College - Honolulu

• Ka La

Kapi`olani Community College - Honolulu

• Kapiʻo

Kauai Community College - Puhi

• Ka Leo O KCC

Leeward Community College - Pearl City

• KaManao Leeward

University of Hawaii - Hilo

• Ke Kalahea, the Herald

​University of Hawaii - Manoa 

• Ka Leo
• Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
• Ka Palapala

University of Hawaii - West Oahu

• The Hoot

Windward Community College - Kaneohe

• Ka Ohana

Miscellaneous Collections:

Bob Krauss Research Index - an index of English-language newspapers from Hawaiʻi, 1840-1944

• Daily Bulletin (344 index entries)
• Hawaiian Star (2,682 index entries)
• Honolulu Advertiser (990 index entries)
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin (8,792 index entries)
• Pacific Commercial Advertiser (29,388 index entries
• Polynesian (11,621 index entries)
• Evening Bulletin (8 index entries)
• Friend (21 index entries)
• Hawaiian Gazette (4 index entries)
• Hilo Daily Tribune (18 index entries)
• Maui News (105 index entries)

Hawaii War Records Depository Photographs

• Honolulu Star Bulletin
• Honolulu Advertiser

Small Town Papers

• The Molokai Dispatch Kaunakakai, Hawaii

Newspaper Abstracts - Hawaii

Other Free Sites:

Honolulu

• The Friend
• The Friend
• Friend
• Friend 
• Honolulu Record
• Honolulu Weekly
• Index to the Honolulu Advertiser & Star Bulletin  (Index only)
• Ka Elele
• Ka Nonanona
• The Roach
• Honolulu  Hawaii Catholic Herald - 2013-present
• Sanctuary
• O.D.D.

Pearl Harbor

• Ford Islander