Hawaii State Department of Education
2023-2024 OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR
Teachers' Work Year - 1st Semester: August 1, 2023 - January 5, 2024; 2nd Semester: January 8, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Students' Work Year - 1st Semester: August 7, 2023 - December 21, 2023; 2nd Semester: January 8, 2024 - May 30, 2024
Student Teacher
Week
Days Days
Su M T W Th F Sa
0 0 July 2023 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1st SEMESTER - 89 Student Days (Ends December 21)
1 0 4 August 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 August 1: Teachers' First Day
2 5 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 1-4: Teacher Work Days (no students)
3 9 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 August 7: Students' First Day Q1
4 14 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 August 18: Statehood Day 43 days
5 19 23 September 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
Ends
6 23 27 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 September 4: Labor Day
Oct. 6
7 28 32 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
8 33 37 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
9 38 42 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
10 43 47 October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 October 9-13: Fall Break***
12 48 52 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
13 53 57 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
14 58 62 November 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Q2
46 days
15 62 66 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 November 10: Veterans Day (obs.)
16 67 71 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ends
17 70 74 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 November 23: Thanksgiving Dec. 21
18 75 79 December 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 November 24: School Holiday****
19 80 84 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20 85 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 December 22-January 4: Winter Break***/****
21 89 93 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 December 25: Christmas
22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2nd SEMESTER - 93 Student Days (Ends May 31)
23 89 94 January 2024 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 January 1: New Year's Day
24 94 99 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 January 5: Teacher Workday (no students)*
25 98 103 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 January 15: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Q3
26 103 108 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 47 days
27 108 113 February 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 February 12-16: Institute Day (One day
Ends
28 113 118 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with no students during the week.
Mar. 15
29 117 123 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Date for each island TBD.)
30 121 127 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 February 19: Presidents' Day
31 126 132 March 25 26 27 28 29 1 2
32 131 137 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
33 136 142 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 April 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 March 29: Good Friday
37 149 155 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Q4
46 days
38 154 160 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
39 159 165 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Ends
40 164 170 May 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 May 30
41 169 175 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
42 174 180 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 May 27: Memorial Day
43 179 185 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 May 30: Last Day for Students & Second Semester Ends**
44 182 189 June 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 May 31: Last Day for Teachers
-2^ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
180 189^^ Approved October 21, 2021
*Teacher workday between semesters: Jan. 5 **Commencement exercises: No sooner than May 24, 2024 STATE HOLIDAYS: 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
***For 10-month teachers - Intersession: Oct. 9-13; Recesses: Dec. 22-Jan. 4 & Mar. 18-22 Statehood Day: August 18, 2023
Labor Day: September 4, 2023
****For 12-month teachers - Paid break days include the day after Thanksgiving: Nov. 24, and
Veterans Day (obs.): November 10, 2023
Winter Break: Dec. 22-Jan. 4 Thanksgiving Day: November 23, 2023
Educational Officer & Teacher Institute Days: Feb. 12-16 (one day per island) Christmas Day: December 25, 2023
^2 Instructional days shall be converted to a non-student day for school planning and collaboration. New Year's Day: January 1, 2024
^^The work year for teachers consists of 193 days. Teachers report to campus for 189 days and 4 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 15, 2024
Presidents' Day: February 19, 2024
additional days, converted to 27 hours, shall be scheduled contiguous to the teacher’s work day. 21 hours
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day: March 26, 2024
are used for job-embedded professional development and 6 hours for training, planning and assessment, Good Friday: March 29, 2024
or teacher evaluation meetings. Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
