§8-1 Holidays designated. The
following days of each year are set apart and established as state holidays:
The first day in January, New Year's Day;
The third Monday in January, Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., Day;
The third Monday in February, Presidents' Day;
The twenty-sixth day in March, Prince Jonah
Kuhio Kalanianaole Day;
The Friday preceding Easter Sunday, Good
Friday;
The last Monday in May, Memorial Day;
The eleventh day in June, King Kamehameha I
Day;
The fourth day in July, Independence Day;
The third Friday in August, Statehood Day;
The first Monday in September, Labor Day;
The eleventh day in November, Veterans' Day;
The fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving
Day;
The twenty-fifth day in December, Christmas
Day;
All election days, except primary and special
election days, in the county wherein the election is held;
Any day designated by proclamation by the
President of the United States or by the governor as a holiday. [L 1896, c 66,
§1; am L 1903, c 55, §1; am L 1911, c 167, §1; am L 1915, c 20, §1; am L 1919,
c 54, §1; RL 1925, pt of §146; RL 1935, pt of §21; am L 1941, c 132, pt of §1;
RL 1945, pt of §21; am L 1945, JR 8, §1; am L 1949, JR 15, §1; am L 1953, c
278, pt of §10; am L 1955, c 9, §1; RL 1955, pt of §1-43; am L 1961, c 116, pt
of §1; am L 1965, c 162, §1; HRS §8-1; am L 1969, c 156, §1; am L 1971, c 21,
§2; am L 1976, c 220, §2; am L 1978, c 205, §2; am L 1980, c 11, §1; am L 1988,
c 220, §1; am L 2001, c 65, §1]
Cross References
Computation of time, see §1-29.
Rules of Court
Computation of time, see DCRCP rule 6; HCTR rule 21; HFCR
rule 6; HPR rule 10; HRAP rule 26(a); HRCP rule 6(a); HRPP rule 45(a).
Attorney General Opinions
When federal holiday is state holiday. Att. Gen. Op. 85-9.
Case Notes
See also note to §1-29.
Provision declaring Good Friday as state holiday does not
violate First Amendment establishment clause of U.S. Constitution. 932 F.2d
765.
Cited: 17 H. 19, 22.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
17
cases (
4 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case:
Cammack v. Waihee, 673 F. Supp. 1524 (D. Haw. 1987).
Cammack v. Waihee, 673 F. Supp. 1524 (D. Haw. 1987).
· cites it 26× “§ 8-1, provides in pertinent part that Good Friday is “set apart and established as [a] state holiday[ ].”
Hyland v. Gonzales., 390 P.3d 1273 (Haw. 2017).
· cites it 12× “In a footnote explaining this ruling, the ICA noted that the second Monday in October is not listed as a state holiday under HRS § 8-1, which enumerates the holidays recognized by the State, and HRS § 8-1.”
State v. Park, 525 P.2d 586 (Haw. 1974).
· cites it 4× “HRS § 11-155 (Supp. 1972) reads: § 11-155 Certification of results of election.”
State v. Lian-Wen Chen, 884 P.2d 392 (Haw. App. 1994).
“As used in these rules, "holiday” includes any day designated as such pursuant to Section 8-1 of Hawai'i Revised Statutes. 3 .”
For Our Rights v. Ige. Concurring in Part, Nakasone, J., 507 P.3d 531 (Haw. App. 2022).
“f, or to establish priorities therein as the public welfare may require; to investigate; and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, to regulate or prohibit, by means of licensing, rationing, or otherwise, the storage, transportation, use, possession, maintenance,…”
Cammack v. Waihee, 932 F.2d 765 (9th Cir. 1991).
“Haw.Rev.Stat. § 8-1 (Supp.1989). . See Public Serv.”
Enos v. Marsh, 616 F. Supp. 32 (D. Haw. 1984).
“, § 8-1. In response to a specific concern expressed by the Office of Environmental Control of the State of Hawaii regarding the secondary impacts and growth stimulation of the proposed harbor, the EIS stated: The discussion of secondary impacts has been expanded to the extent…”
Park v. Admin. Dir. of the Courts, 475 P.3d 314 (Haw. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “§ 6103 (a) (listing federal holidays); HRS § 8-1 (listing state holidays). Therefore, except for Columbus Day, the last day for any act with a deadline falling on a federal holiday would already be excluded by the provision in HRS § 291E-46 excluding the last day that falls on a…”
Haddad v. Lapow (Haw. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “HRS § 8-1 (2009). Thus, Lapow's motion was timely filed on November 26, 2021.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 8-1(a)(1) — 1 case
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