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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 8-2 (2026)

  Observance of holidays falling on Sundays and Saturdays

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     §8-2  Observance of holidays falling on Sundays and Saturdays.  If any of the State's legal holidays fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday.  If the day falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. [L 1923, c 151, §1; RL 1925, pt of §146; RL 1935, pt of §21; am L 1941, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1953, c 274, pt of §10; RL 1955, pt of §1-43; am L 1961, c 116, pt of §1; HRS §8-2; am L 1968, c 39, §2; am L 1969, c 156, §2; am L 1976, c 54, §1]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  When a national holiday falls on Saturday, the Saturday and preceding Friday are considered holidays.  Att. Gen. Op. 64-1.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1959–2014 · leading case: Kellberg v. Yuen., 319 P.3d 432 (Haw. 2014).
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Kellberg v. Yuen., 319 P.3d 432 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 5× “County Code § 23-5 (2005) provides that “[a]ny person aggrieved by the decision of the [planning director of the County] in the *528 administration or application of this chapter, may, within thirty days after the director’s decision, appeal the decision to the board of appeals.”
Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 868 P.2d 1193 (Haw. 1994). · cites it 2× “…1893-1896 Haw.Sess.Laws 104. They were subsequently codified in the RLH § 808 (1925), § 50 (1935), § 301 (1945), and § 8-2 (1955). For the sake of convenience, I will refer to all of these provisions as HRS § 101-2. [13] Act 45 provided in pertinent part: Private property may…”
Territory of Hawaii v. Aona, 43 Haw. 253 (Haw. 1959). · cites it 3× “1955, §§8-2, 8-12, and 8-32. Section 8-2 simply provides that “Private property may be taken for public use.”
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