School Year Dates

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Hawaii Department of Education school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Fall Break
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Winter Break
to
Spring Break
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Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23 First day of school4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Statehood Day22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Fall Break6 Fall Break7 Fall Break8 Fall Break9 Fall Break10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Election Day4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans' Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Thanksgiving27 School Holiday28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break; Christmas26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break; New Year's Day2
34 Teacher Workday5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Presidents' Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Good Friday27
2829 Kuhio Day (school observed)30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Last day of school2829
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Hawaii Department of Education opens on and closes on , a span of about 43 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 183 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for Fall Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Break at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 43 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 89 before it and 94 after it.

11 other days off are marked as holidays: Statehood Day (), Labor Day (), Election Day (), Veterans' Day (), Thanksgiving (), School Holiday (), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day () and Presidents' Day (), and 3 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Statehood Day, Labor Day, School Holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Kuhio Day (school observed) and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

Students stay home on 3 teacher workdays: Teacher Work Day (), Teacher Work Day () and Teacher Workday ().

This calendar is marked as approved in the source. Even so, districts revise approved calendars when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

We read these dates from a PDF calendar on hawaiipublicschools.org on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break55
Winter Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Statehood Day
Labor Day
Election Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving
School Holiday
Christmas
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Good Friday
Kuhio Day (school observed)
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Work Day
Teacher Work Day
Teacher Workday
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202620
September 202621
October 202617
November 202617
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202716
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: hawaiipublicschools.org (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

See the 2027-28 calendar for Hawaii Department of Education