2008 HAWAII STATE HOLIDAYS

(Hawaii Rev. Statutes, Sec. 8-1)

Day Observed in 2008

Official Date Designated in Statute/Constitution

New Year's Day

January 1 (Tuesday)

The first day in January

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 21 (Monday)

The third Monday in January

President's Day

February 18 (Monday)

The third Monday in February

Good Friday

March 21 (Friday)

The Friday preceding Easter Sunday

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day

March 26 (Wednesday)

The twenty-sixth day of March

Memorial Day

May 26 (Monday)

The last Monday in May

King Kamehameha I Day

June 11 (Wednesday)

The eleventh day in June

Independence Day

July 4 (Friday)

The fourth day in July

Statehood Day

August 15 (Friday)

The third Friday in August

Labor Day

September 1 (Monday)

The first Monday in September

General Election Day

November 4 (Tuesday)

The first Tuesday in Nov. following the first Monday of even-numbered years. (Hawaii State Constitution, Article 2 - Section 8)

Veterans' Day

November 11 (Tuesday)

The eleventh day in November

Thanksgiving

November 27 (Thursday)

The fourth Thursday in November

Christmas

December 25 (Thursday)

The twenty-fifth day in December