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Moʻokūʻauhau Introduction

Examples of Primary Source Documents:

birth certificates, baptism certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage certificates, military records, obituaries in the newspapers, and land records.

  If you donʻt have one, get a Hawaiʻi Public Library card: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/how-do-i/use-the-library/get-a-new-library-card, which will give you       access to online resources available for free.

 

 

 Secondary sources include published books about your family.

Hoʻomaka - Getting Started

  • Start with yourself and work backwards
  • Speak to living relatives.
  • Complete a draft of a pedigree chart
  • Seek evidence-official documents to support your dates and names
  • Create a log/journal/notebook of research
  • Create a repository to hold official documents, such as a binder with sheet protectors; digital file are possibilities

Need kōkua? Contact me!

 

Kumu Kuuleilani Reyes

Hale Hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Midkiff

Email me: kureyes@ksbe.edu

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