Manifest of in-bound passengers from Los Angeles to Honolulu, 1939
Manifest of in-bound passengers from Los Angeles to Honolulu. 1939

Passenger records for Hawaii reflect its role as a major immigration hub for Asian laborers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Portugal. Many arrived to work on sugar plantations. Ship manifests often include detailed health and labor information, and later, inter-island and mainland U.S. travel records. These documents are critical for tracing Hawaiian ancestry and the diverse waves of migration that shaped the islands.


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