Kawaiahao Church

Kawaiaha’o Church Historical Site and Archives Library (KHSA), housed in the first Christian church built on Oahu, will improve the preservation and management of its collections through a digitization project that will also provide public access via the Internet and social media platforms. Collections to be digitized, cataloged, and transcribed include church administration and sacramental records; land, buildings, and grounds records; and audio tapes, music, and photographs. Documents such as baptism, marriage, death, and funeral records will provide genealogical data for Hawaii residents. A project coordinator and digital archive specialist will coordinate the project in addition to creating a series of videos for community members to provide instruction on the use of the digital collections to conduct research on family history.