Mission
THE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING HISTORICAL MATERIALS RELATING TO HAWAII, AND TO PUBLISHING SCHOLARLY RESEARCH ON HAWAIIAN HISTORY SO PRESENT AND FUTURE PEOPLES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WILL RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE HISTORY. THE SOCIETY STRIVES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SECURE AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY OF HISTORICAL RESOURCE MATERIALS; TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, TRANSLATION, AND PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL INFORMATION PRIMARILY ABOUT HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE AND, SECONDARILY, ABOUT THE PACIFIC AT LARGE; AND TO SIMULATE THE DISCOVERY, COLLECTION, AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS.