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[Taken directly from the NARA series description] These records relate to inquires and complaints concerning public land laws and their administration. Documents relating to land matters constitute about 40 percent of the document because Hawaii was permitted to retain its original land law. About 10 percent of the document relate to inquires concerning the availability of Hawaiian public bonds and their administration. The remaining documents concern such diverse topics as claims for crown lands; establishment of railroads' recall of the coins and currency of the Republic of Hawaii; institution of cable service; regulation of Asiatic immigrants; complaints of corruption in the Territorial government; issuance of passports; regulation of patents, trademarks and copyrights; administration of the Hawaiian National Guard; establishment of the U.S. Experiment Station and the Hawaiian National Park; administration of the public school system; control and suppression of the bubonic plague and leprosy; protection of sea birds on the outward islands of the Hawaiian group; administration of customs duties and ports; liquidation of the Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank; and production of coffee and coca. Also included are inquires and petitions from such groups as the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Republican Territorial Central Committee, and the American Settlers Association.

The letters are from various parties to the Collector General, the Collector of Lahaina, and the Collector of Hilo. Most deal with requests for permission to land at specific ports, the delivery of cargo and contract laborers, and the amount of waiver of import duties. A notable exception is the Nov.-Dec. 1858 folder containing detailed accounts of the Honolulu Customs House robbery. There are no records from 1860-1861 or 1885-1886. The files from 1898-1900 include outgoing letters.

Includes letters of the Collector General and the Deputy Collector General to ship owners, government officials and Collectors of Customs at outer island ports. Most discuss accounts, inspection of ships, Customs House conditions and appointments to office. Fifteen of the 21 volumes are letterpress copybooks. Outgoing letters from 1898-1900 are interfiled with Incoming Letters [series 081].

Commission testimony to the Hawaii State Legislature, chiefly concerning funding requests.

Contains the Honolulu board's draft bills for proposed changes to Act 221 along with correspondence, research memos, surveys, reports and recommendations. Subject areas include second injury and rehabilitation programs, broadening of coverage and extension of benefits to employees not previously covered and changing the definition of dependents.

Contains a record of appropriations and expenditures by biennium, by various categories such as personal services, current expenses, etc.

Contains cases 1 through 283.
Files for cases 31, 111, 164, 212, and 233 were not transferred to the Archives.

In order to adjudicate property claims and to seek monetary compensation in disputes, a plaintiff filed a law case in circuit court. Case files generally contain petitions, proceedings, receipts, plaintiff statements, summons, defendant briefs, evidence, bills of court and attorney costs, decisions, judgments and appeals. If a case involved property claims, the file may contain information on land titles and family history of plaintiffs and defendants. Appeals from the district or police court contain the lower court records relating to the case.

Case files from 1850 to 1896 for the districts of Hamakua, Hilo, and Puna on the island of Hawaii are filed with the Third Circuit Court Records.

Contains case numbers 1 through 3808.
Files for cases 2043 through 2099 were not transferred to the Archives.

In order to adjudicate property claims and to seek monetary compensation in disputes, a plaintiff filed a law case in the circuit court.

Case files generally contain petitions, proceedings, receipts, plaintiff statements, summons, defendant's briefs, evidence, bills of court and attorney costs, decisions, judgments and appeals. Cases involve lower court appeals; claims for monetary compensation in disputes over property damage, wages, loan payments, leases, and rents; disputes over land ownership; ejectment; fishing and water rights. If a case involved property claims, the file may contain information on land titles and family history of plaintiffs and defendants. Appeals from the district or police court contain the lower court records relating to the case.

Contains cases 1 through 737. Files for cases 10, 16, 87, 330, 331, 332, 352, 388, 458, 630, 689, and 719 were not transferred to the Archives.

In order to adjudicate property claims and to seek monetary compensation in disputes, a plaintiff initiated a law case in circuit court. Case files generally contain petitions, proceedings, receipts, plaintiff statements, summons, defendant briefs, evidence, bills of court and attorney costs, decisions, judgments and appeals. If a case involved property claims, the file may contain information on land titles and family history of plaintiffs and defendants. Appeals from the district or police court contain the lower court records relating to the case.

Records in this series dated before 1892 may be identified as Fourth Circuit Court documents. Kauai and Niihau were designated as the Fourth Circuit prior to 1892.

Contains rosters of and documents the guard duty watches of the Nuʻuanu Street Volunteer Guards and the Liliha Street Volunteer Guards from September 11 through September 26, 1895 during a feared cholera outbreak in Honolulu. Citizens Guard was called out by the Board. of Health president to monitor the movement of resident aliens in Honolulu.