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Holidays & military events in Hawaiʻi

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Statewide

• Hawaiʻi-only holidays (Kūhiō Day, Kamehameha Day, Statehood Day)March to Aug. · Statewide · Besides the federal holidays, Hawaiʻi closes state offices and schools for Prince Kūhiō Day (March 26), Good Friday, King Kamehameha Day...
• King Kamehameha Day (June 11): lei draping and floral paradeJune · Statewide · Hawaiʻi honors the king who united the islands with towering lei draped on his statues in Honolulu (in front of Aliʻiōlani Hale), Kapaʻau...
• Fourth of July in Hawaiʻi: fireworks and paradesJuly · Statewide · Fourth of July means fireworks on every major island. In 2026 Oʻahu had the Waikīkī barge show at 8:30 p.m., Kailua's parade and beach...

Oʻahu

• Memorial Day at Punchbowl (late May)May · Oʻahu · On Memorial Day, volunteers place fresh lei on every grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), about 38,000 lei...
• Kāneʻohe Bay Air Show (Marine Corps Base Hawaii)Aug. · Oʻahu · Hawaiʻi's big military air show, held on Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kāneʻohe Bay with the Navy Blue Angels. The last show was Aug. 8 to...
• End of WWII ceremony on the Battleship Missouri (Sept. 2)Sept. · Oʻahu · Each Sept. 2 the Battleship Missouri Memorial marks Japan's 1945 surrender, which was signed on the Missouri's deck, with a ceremony on the...
• Fireworks rules and firecracker permits (Oʻahu)Dec. to July · Oʻahu · On Oʻahu, aerial fireworks, sparklers and fountains are illegal; firecrackers need a $25 permit (up to 5,000 firecrackers) bought online at...
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade (Waikīkī, Dec. 7 evening)Dec. · Oʻahu · An evening parade down Kalākaua Avenue honoring Pearl Harbor survivors and veterans, with military units, JROTC, high school bands from...
• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Dec. 7): 85th anniversary in 2026Dec. · Oʻahu · The National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony marks the 85th anniversary of the attack on Monday, Dec. 7, 2026, starting at 7:30 a.m. at...

Oʻahu, Maui

• Veterans Day in Hawaiʻi (Nov. 11)Nov. · Oʻahu, Maui · Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. On Oʻahu, the 79th Wahiawā Lions Veterans Day Parade runs 10 a.m. to noon along California Avenue...