I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu.
The branches grow because of the trunk.
Without our ancestors, we would not be here.
From Mary Kawena Pukui’s ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings, © Bishop Museum 1983.
What We Do:
- Coordinate annual meetings with focused programs and networking opportunities
- Host educational site visits and presentations, given by local and national experts, as well as tours of archival repositories in Hawaiʻi
- Conduct workshops on preserving and organizing personal and institutional papers, photos, textiles and other historical material for our local community
- Maintain a listserv for communication and exchanging ideas between the archival community
- Update the AHA website to keep the membership informed about organizational operations and upcoming activities; as well as providing links to archival resources and an updated directory of archival and historical repositories in the state

What’s New with AHA:
Mahalo to our 2026 Institutional Members
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary United States Province Archives
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
ILWU Local 142
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi
Kauaʻi Historical Society
Kona Historical Society








