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The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by the United States in 1898. The 1900 U.S. census was being taken when the islands became a U.S. territory on 14 June 1900. The 1900 U.S. census is thus arranged by island because there were no counties at that time. The island of Niihau was enumerated as E.D. 84 of Kauai, the island of Kahoolawe as E.D. 107, and Lanai as E.D. 100 of Maui.
Island censuses for portions of Hawaii were also enumerated in 1866, 1878, 1890, and 1896. The 1878 census covers the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu, and the 1896 census covers Honolulu only. Copies of these early census records are on file at the Hawaii State Archives and the FHL. The Hawaii State Archives has two "census files" dating from 1840 to 1866 and from 1847 to 1896 which contain miscellaneous records such as school census, population lists, and vital record summaries. These are also on microfilm at the FHL.

Hawaii Research Sources
Kuykendall, Ralph S. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778–1854: Foundation and Transformation. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966.
Kuykendall, Ralph S. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854–1874: Twenty Critical Years. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966.
Kuykendall, Ralph S. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1874–1893: The Kalakaua Dynasty. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966.
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert, and Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1974.
Char, Tin-Yuke, and Wai Jane Char. Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of the Island of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1979.
Lind, Andrew W. Hawaii's People. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1971.
Okahata, James H., ed. A History of Japanese in Hawaii. Honolulu: United Japanese Society of Hawaii, 1971.
Mulholland, John F. Hawaii's Religions. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1970.

Archives, Libraries and Societies
Hawaii State Archives
Iolani Palace Grounds
478 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Hawaiian Historical Society
560 Kawaiahao Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus
Hamilton Library
Honolulu, HI 96822