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The bicentennial of the American Revolution in 1976 was marked by patriotic celebrations throughout the country. The Hawaii Bicentennial Commission was one of the State Commissions which coordinated activities with the national American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (ARBC).

The records of the Hawaii Bicentennial Commission span the period from 1970, prior to the Commission's first meeting, to 1979, two years after the Commission office closed. It consists of minutes, correspondence, project and publicity files.

Project files, which document the wide variety of activities that were proposed to commemorate the Bicentennial make up the bulk of the records. The remaining records consist of administrative files including agenda, minutes, committee records, publicity files, records relating to project funding and correspondence on a variety of subjects including the status of projects.

The Commission's annual reports provide detailed information about the organization of the Commission, funding, and projects. The final report of the Hawaii Bicentennial Commission, December 31, 1976, describes all projects which received funds.

Articles from the Encyclopedia of Hawaii, a project sponsored by the Commission, may be viewed, but not reproduced.