Additional Resources - HWST 275 - Wahi Pana: Mythology of the Hawaiian Landscape

Selected Local Research Collections

Directory of Historical Records Repositories in Hawai'i
This list includes information about each repository, such as address, hours, contact information, and a description of the types of records available.
eVols at UHM
"eVols is an open-access, digital institutional repository for the University of Hawaiʻi community and researchers around the world. The repository is a database with a set of services to capture, store, index, preserve and redistribute information in digital format. "
Hawaiian Historical Society
The Historical Society has a strong collection of early voyages and Hawaiian-language books. This collection also includes many unique manuscripts, as well as broadsides and pamphlets published in Hawaiʻi. It also contains one of the largest collections of Hawaiian language newspapers still available in physical form.
Hawaiian Legends Index
This revision of the 1989 edition includes over 1,000 new entries from twenty-six Hawaiian legend anthologies.

PQDT Open
PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. You can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format.

ScholarSpace at UHM
"ScholarSpace is an open-access, digital institutional repository for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa community. ScholarSpace stores the intellectual works and unique collections of the UH at Mānoa academic community and also provides a permanent web location for those accessing these resources."
Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library
Hawaiian-English dictionaries, Hawaiian language newspapers, Legacy Journal of Hawaiian Language Sources, Hawaiian genealogy indexes, Mahele data, place names, photos & more.

Call or email. Politely inform the person that you're a college student doing research for a presentation, project, or paper and that you hope they might have a few minutes to talk with you about your topic. Have your calendar on hand as you set up your appointment. Now is a good time to ask if they'll mind if you record your conversation.

Prepare a few questions. You might start with their name (including spelling) and position title. Have a few focused, open-ended questions that aren't easily answered with a simple search.

Strive to have a conversation. People like to talk about what they know but don't appreciate getting drilled.

Thank your interviewee, and ask if you may contact them again if you have any further questions.
Write down what you learned and flesh out your notes as soon as possible.
Send a thank you card or email.

The Right Way to Ask, ‘Can I Pick Your Brain?’
Qualitative research with kūpuna (pdf)
Provides a qualitative interview protocol for students and faculty who interact with Hawaiian communities. Developed by Hā Kūpuna National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
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Citation: Haitsuka, K., Muneoka, S., Burrage, R. L., Kawakami, K. L., Tanji, T. T., Gronowski, C., Keli‘ipa‘akaua, J. K., & Braun, K. L. (2023). Qualitative research with kūpuna: A guide to respectful, collaborative interviewing. Honolulu: Hā Kūpuna National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.