Independence Day is on Friday, July 4, 2025. The federal holiday commemorates the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
To mark the holiday, many county and state offices will be closed on Friday. 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 Friday through Sunday
- The Hawaii State Archives will be closed
- The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii will be closed
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 city 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
- All satellite city halls and driver licensing centers will be closed
- The Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office will be closed
- The People’s Open Markets will not be held
- Lanikai parking: On Friday, no parking will be allowed in Lanikai between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. to accommodate the Kailua Fourth of July Fireworks. On Saturday and Sunday, regular holiday weekend parking restrictions will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- 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
- HI5 Redemption Centers will be closed
- The Kauai Resource Center (composting bins, batteries, fluorescent lights, reused) will be closed
- The Waimea and Kapa‘a swimming pools 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
- Central Maui Landfill and EKO Compost Greenwaste will be open 6 a.m. to noon
- Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Convenience Center will be open 8 a.m. to noon
- Hana, Lanai and Molokai landfills will be closed All County of Maui pools will be closed
- All County of Maui pools will be closed
- Lahaina Resource Center at Lahaina Gateway will be closed
- Recovery Permit Center at the County of Maui Service Center in Kahului will be closed
- Trash pickup schedules will not change
- The Maui Bus will be operating on its regular schedule
Hawaii County
- County of Hawaii offices will be closed
- All transfer stations will remain open. However, scrap metal and appliance recycling services will not be available, as the contracted vendor will be closed in observance of Independence Day
