HONOLULU — Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. It always falls on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Election Day is not a federal holiday, but many states, including Hawaii, have made it an official state holiday. 

To mark the holiday, many county and state offices will be closed. Other county services will have adjusted schedules to observe the holiday.

Here is a roundup of what's open and closed across the state. 

State of Hawaii

  • All public libraries and support offices will be closed.

City and County of Honolulu

  • City and County of Honolulu offices will be closed.
  • TheBus will operate on a weekday/no school schedule. For schedule information, click here.
  • The Skyline will operate on a state holiday schedule, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For rider information, click here. 
  • Trash will be collected.
  • Transfer stations, convenience centers, H-POWER and the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill will be open.
  • Parks and botanical gardens will be open.
  • Municipal golf courses will be open. For revised play information, click here. 
  • The Honolulu Zoo will be open.
  • The Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office will be closed.
  • The People’s Open Markets will not be held.
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa galleries and the John Young Museum of Art will be closed. 
  • All satellite city halls and driver licensing centers will be closed.
  • On-street parking will be free, except for the meters on Kalakaua Avenue along Queen Kapiolani Park, metered parking lots and meters on specific Waikiki streets. View the list of Waikiki streets here.
  • Traffic will not be coned for contraflow.

Kauai County

  • County of Kauai offices will be closed.
  • The Kekaha Landfill will be closed.
  • All neighborhood centers will be closed.
  • All refuse transfer stations will be closed. 
  • The Reynolds Recycling HI5 Redemption Center in Lihue will be closed. 
  • The HI5 Redemption Centers in Kilauea and Kapaa will be open.
  • The Puhi Metals Recycling Center will be closed. 
  • The Waimea and Kapaa swimming pool will be closed.  
  • Trash pickup schedules will not change. 
  • The Kauai Bus will be operating on its regular schedule.

Maui County

  • County of Maui offices, including the Office of Recovery – West Maui at Lahaina Gateway and the Recovery Permit Center at the County of Maui Service Center in Kahului, will be closed.
  • Central Maui Landfill and EKO Compost Greenwaste are open 6 a.m. to noon. Olowalu Recycling is open from 8 a.m. to noon.
  • Hana, Lanai and Molokai landfills will be closed.
  • Trash pickup schedules will not change. 
  • The Maui Bus will be operating on its regular schedule.
  • County pools will be closed. 

Hawaii County

  • County of Hawaii offices will be closed.