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 2021; 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 (1890)
• Hawaii Holomua (1891-1912)
• Home Rula Repubalika (1901-1902)
• Honolulu Republican (1902)
• Ka Elele Hawaii, Ka Elele (1844-1854)
• Ka Elele Poakolu (1880-1881)
• Ka Hae Hawaii (1856-1861)
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii (1917-1948)
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika (1861-1863)
• Ka Holomua (1913-1914)
• Ka Lahui Hawaii (1875-1877)
• Ka Lama Hawaii (1834)
• Ka Lanakila (1909)
• Ka Lau Oliva (1871-1874)
• Ka Lei Momi (1893)
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui (1889-1896)
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina (1897-1900)
• Ka Makaainana (1887-1899)
• Ka Malamalama o Hawaii, Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii (1898)
• Ka Manawa (1870)
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni (1905-1908)
• Ka Nonanona (1841-1845)
• Ka Nupepa Elele Poakolu (1883-1885)
• Ka Nupepa Elele (1885-1892)
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (1861-1927)
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina (1893-1894)
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina (1884-1885)
• Ka Oiaio (1889-1896)
• Ka Puuhonua, Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii (1916-1918)
• Ka Wai Ola – Office of Hawaiian Affairs (1980-2017)
• Ke Alahou (1979-1980)
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii (1887-1888)
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii (1919-1920)
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii (1928-1937)
• Ke Alaula (1866-1873)
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio
• Ke Aloha Aina (1895-1920)
• Ke Au Hou (1910-1912)
• Ke Au Okoa (1865-1873)
• Ke Kiai
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama (1908-1910)
• Ke Koo o Hawaii (1883)
• Ke Kumu Hawaii (1834-1839)
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina (1878-1891)
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi (1873-1874)
• Kuokoa Home Rula (1907-1912)
• Kuu Hae Hawaii (1913)
• Nuhou (1873-1874)
• Nupepa Puka La Kuokoa (1893)
• O ka Hae Katolika (1868-1870)
• The Liberal (1893)

University of Hawaii eVols Newspaper Collection

• Austin’s Hawaiian Weekly
• Daily bulletin
• Daily herald
• Daily Honolulu press
• Democrat
• Evening bulletin
• Garden Island
• Hawaii Progress Holomua/Hawaii Holomua Progress
• Hawaiian gazette
• Hawaiian Star
• Hilo Tribune/Weekly Hilo tribune
• Honolulu republican
• Honolulu Star Bulletin
• Honolulu Times
• Independent
• Independent
• Maui News
• Pacific Commercial Advertiser
• Saturday press
• The Polynesian

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 and Indexes:
Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers

• Hawaii Resistance Notes
• Liberated Barracks
• O.D.D.
• Sanctuary

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

Japanese American Historical Newspapers Collection

• Gyōshō / 鐘暁, (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Asahi / 布哇朝日 [The Hawaii Asahi], (Hilo, HI)
• Hawai Bun’en / 布哇文苑 [The Hawaii Bunen], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Mainichi / 布哇毎日 [The Hawaii Mainichi], (Hilo, HI)
• Hawai Nichi Nichi Shinbun / 布哇日日新聞 [The Hawaiian – Japanese Daily Chronicle], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Sandi Nyūsu / 布哇サンディ・ニュース [The Hawaii Sunday News], (Hilo, HI)
• Hawai Shinbun / 布哇新聞 [The Hawaii Shimbun], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Shinpō / 布哇新報 [The Hawaii Shinpo], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Shokumin Shinbun / 布哇植民新聞 [The Hawai Shokumin Shinbun], (Hilo, HI)
• Hawai Shōgyō / 布哇商業 [The Hawaii Shogyo], (Hilo/Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Sutā / ハワイスター [The Hawaii Star], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawaii Times / 布哇タイムス, (Honolulu, HI)
• Hiro Shinpō / ヒロ新報 [The Hilo Shinpo], (Hilo, HI)
• Honoruru Shinbun / ほのる々新聞 [Honolulu News], (Honolulu, HI)
• Jitsugyō no Hawai / 實業之布哇 [The Jitsugyo no Hawaii], (Honolulu, HI)
• Kawai Shinpō / 加哇新報 [The Kauai Shinpo], (Līhuʻe, HI)
• Kazan / 火山 [The Volcano], (Honolulu, HI)
• Kona Hankyō / コナ反響 [The Kona Echo], (Holualoa, Kona, HI)
• Maui Rekōdo / 馬哇レコード [Maui Record], (Wailuku, HI)
• Maui Shinbun / 馬哇新聞 [Maui Shimbun], (Wailuku, HI)
• Nihon Shūho / 日本週報 [Japanese Weekly News], (Honolulu, HI)
• Nippu Jiji / 日布時事 [The Nippu Jiji], (Honolulu, HI)
• Rakuen / 楽園 [The Paradise], (Hilo, HI)
• Shūkan Hawai Shinpō / 週刊布哇新報 [The Weekly Hawaii], (Honolulu, HI)
• Yamato / やまと [The Yamato], (Honolulu, HI)
• Yamato Shinbun / やまと新聞 [The Yamato Shimbun], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Purantēshon Kuronikuru / 布哇プランテーションクロニクル [Hawaii Plantation Chronicle], (Honolulu, HI)
• Labor Review of Hawaii, (Honolulu, HI)
• Maco Breeze, (Paia, HI)
• Voice of Labor, (Honolulu, HI)
• Hawai Mikkyō / 布哇密教 [Hawaii Mikkyo], (Honolulu, HI)
• Hōyū / 法友, (Honolulu, HI)
• Kōjō / 向上 [The Kojyo], (Kealakekua, HI)
• Kyōdan Jihō / 教團時報 [Buddhist Child], (Honolulu, HI)
• Kazan Shinbun / 火山新聞 [The Kwazan], (Hilo, HI)
• Yōen Jihō / 洋園時報 [The Yoen Jiho], (Koloa, HI)

Small Town Papers

• The Molokai Dispatch Kaunakakai, Hawaii
• Kohala Mountain News Kapa’au

Newspaper Abstracts – Hawaii
Other Free Sites:
Honolulu

• The Friend
• The Friend
• Friend
• Friend 
• Friend
• Honolulu Record
• Index to the Honolulu Advertiser & Star Bulletin  (Index only)
• Ka Elele
• Ka Nonanona
• Honolulu  Hawaii Catholic Herald – 2013-present
• Polynesian

Pearl Harbor

• Ford Islander