State of Hawaii – Department of Education

2018-19 OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR

Teachers’ Work Year - 1st Semester: July 31, 2018 - January 7, 2019; 2nd Semester: January 8, 2019 - June 3, 2019
Students’ Work Year - 1st Semester: August 6, 2018 - December 21, 2018; 2nd Semester: January 8, 2019 - May 31, 2019
Week Student Teacher Su M T W Th F Sa
Days Days
0 0 July 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1st SEMESTER - 89 Student Days (Ends December 21)
1 0 4 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 July 31: Teachers' First Day
2 5 9 August 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 July 31 - August 3: Teacher Work Days (no students)
3 9 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 August 6: Students' First Day
4 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 August 17: Statehood Day Q1
5 19 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 43 days
6 23 27 September 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 September 3: Labor Day
Ends
7 28 32 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Oct. 5
8 33 37 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
9 38 42 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
10 43 47 October 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 October 8-12: Fall Break***
12 48 52 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
13 53 57 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
14 58 62 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
Q2
15 62 66 November 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 November 6: Election Day 46 days
16 66 70 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 November 12: Veterans' Day
Ends
17 69 73 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 November 22: Thanksgiving
Dec. 21
18 74 78 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 November 23: School Holiday
19 79 83 December 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20 84 88 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
21 89 93 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 December 24-January 7: Winter Break***
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2nd SEMESTER - 93 Student Days (Ends May 31)
23 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 December 25: Christmas
24 93 98 January 2019 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 January 1: New Year's Day
25 98 103 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 January 7: Teacher Workday (no students*) Q3
46 days
26 102 107 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 January 21: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
27 107 112 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Ends
28 112 117 February 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 February 11-15: Institute Day Mar. 15
29 116 122 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (One day with no students during the week.
30 120 126 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Date for each island TBD.)
31 125 131 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 February 18: Presidents' Day
32 130 136 March 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
33 135 141 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
34 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 March 18 - 22: Spring Break***
35 139 145 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 March 26: Kuhio Day
36 144 150 31 1 2 3 4 5 6
Q4
37 149 155 April 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 47 days
38 153 159 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 April 19: Good Friday
39 158 164 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Ends
May 31
40 163 169 28 29 30 1 2 3 4
41 168 174 May 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
42 173 179 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
43 178 184 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 May 27: Memorial Day
44 182 188 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 May 31: Last Day for Students
45 182 189 June 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and Second Semester Ends**
-2^ +1^^ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 June 3: Last Day for Teachers
180 190

Approved November 17, 2015.

OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAYS: 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR

^^The employer may assign up to 6 Statehood Day: August 17, 2018 New Year's Day: January 1, 2019
^2 Instructional days shall
additional hours, in half hour blocks (an Labor Day: September 3,2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 21, 2019
be converted to a non-
"equivalent day") for training and Election Day: November 6, 2018 Presidents' Day: February 18, 2019
student day for school
meetings beyond the teacher's regular Veterans' Day (observed): November 12, 2018 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day: March 26, 2019
planning and collaboration
work day. Thanksgiving Day: November 22, 2018 Good Friday: April 19, 2019
Christmas Day: December 25, 2018 Memorial Day: May 27, 2019

*Teacher workday between semesters: January 7 **Commencement exercises: No sooner than May 24, 2019
***For 10-month teachers - Intersession: Oct. 8-12; Recesses: Dec. 24-Jan. 4 and March 18-22
Educational Officer & Teacher Institute Days February 11-15