Explore our Collections

From our humble beginnings with just a handful of photographs and records in 1978, we’ve grown our collections into an extensive record of the people, places, and history of Kona. The stories found in our archives paint a vivid picture of post-contact life in Kona, one that we strive to share with locals and visitors alike.

Kalukalu

The H.N. Greenwell Store Museum, the Portuguese Stone Oven, the Kalukalu Pasture and our administrative offices are all located on a 3-acre site in the ahupuaʻa ʻili known as Kalukalu, in the city of Kealakekua.*

*Out of abundance of caution, Kona Historical Society has temporarily closed all of its in-person programs and physical sites to the general public until further notice to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and any respiratory illnesses.

Hawaiian Kingdom Records

The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Tax Ledgers for the district of Kona have been digitized from the original documents held by the Hawaiʻi State Archives, and we have made them available for you here. Most are recorded in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, but some of the later ledgers are in English as well. Click on the links below to download the files.

Made possible through a grant from the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development.

North Kona

1859 North Kona Tax Ledger

1860 North Kona Tax Ledger

1861 North Kona Tax Ledger

1862 North Kona Tax Ledger

1863 North Kona Tax Ledger

1864 North Kona Tax Ledger

1865 North Kona Tax Ledger

1866 North Kona Tax Ledger

1867 North Kona Tax Ledger

1868 North Kona Tax Ledger

1869 North Kona Tax Ledger

1870 North Kona Tax Ledger

1871 North Kona Tax Ledger

1872 North Kona Tax Ledger

1873 North Kona Tax Ledger

1874 North Kona Tax Ledger

1875 North Kona Tax Ledger

1876 North Kona Tax Ledger

1877 North Kona Tax Ledger

1878 North Kona Tax Ledger

1879 North Kona Tax Ledger

1880 North Kona Tax Ledger

1881 North Kona Tax Ledger

1882 North Kona Tax Ledger

1883 North Kona Tax Ledger

1884 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1884 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1885 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1885 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1886 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1886 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1887 North Kona Tax Ledger

1888 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1888 North Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1889 North Kona Tax Ledger

1890 North Kona Tax Ledger

South Kona

1871 South Kona Tax Ledger

1872 South Kona Tax Ledger

1873 South Kona Tax Ledger

1874 South Kona Tax Ledger

1875 South Kona Tax Ledger

1876 South Kona Tax Ledger

1877 South Kona Tax Ledger

1878 South Kona Tax Ledger

1879 South Kona Tax Ledger

1880 South Kona Tax Ledger

1881 South Kona Tax Ledger

1882 South Kona Tax Ledger

1883 South Kona Tax Ledger

1884 South Kona Tax Ledger

1885 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1885 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1886 South Kona Tax Ledger

1887 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1887 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

1888 South Kona Tax Ledger

1889 South Kona Tax Ledger

1890 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 1

1890 South Kona Tax Ledger, Vol. 2

Reports Generated from Tax Ledgers