SHA是一個無須付費的組織，在1980年成立，為了發揚和引起夏威夷島的考古興趣及研究。它是專業及業餘考古者的橋梁，鼓勵研究者出版著作，提倡保存考古資料，並阻止不道德的商業進入考古場域。

The Society for Hawaiian Archaeology is a registered tax-exempt organization established in 1980 to promote and stimulate interest and research in the archaeology of the Hawaiian Islands, to encourage a more rational public appreciation of the aims and limitations of archaeological research; to serve as a bond among those interested in Hawaiian archaeology, both professionals and non-professionals, and to aid in directing their efforts into more scientific channels; to encourage the publication of their results; to advocate and to aid in the conservation of archaeological data; to discourage unethical commercialism in the archaeological field and to work for its elimination.