HONOLULU — Thanksgiving Day is on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. In the U.S., the federal holiday always falls on the fourth Thursday in November.

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 on Thursday and Friday.
  • The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii will be closed Wednesday after noon and all of Thursday.
  • State Executive Branch offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

City and County of Honolulu

  • City and County of Honolulu offices will be closed.
  • TheBus will operate on a Sunday 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.
  • The Ala Wai, ‘Ewa Villages, Pali, Ted Makalena and West Loch and Golf Courses will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 18-hole play; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for 9-hole play. Kahuku Golf Course will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for 9-hole play. For revised play information, click here. 
  • The Honolulu Zoo will be open.
  • The Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office will be closed.
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa galleries and the John Young Museum of Art will be closed Thursday and Friday. 
  • The People’s Open Markets will not be held.
  • 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. 
  • All HI5 Redemption Centers will be closed.
  • 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 will be closed.
  • The Office of Recovery – West Maui at Lahaina Gateway will be closed.
  • 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. 
  • Hana, Lanai and Molokai landfills will be closed.
  • Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Convenience Center 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.