Ruth Horie retired as a catalog librarian from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She holds a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies, a M.L.S. in Library Studies, and a M.A. in Linguistics. Her educational background, Hawaiian language skills, and work experience qualify her to take on the task of cataloging the Hawaiian language materials of the provincial archives. Ruth is a former president of the Hawaiʻi Library Association, and has professional memberships in Online Audiovisual Catalogers and Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums. She received the Hawaiʻi Library Association Notable Member Award in 2010.