Hawaii School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in Hawaii is August 7. Feel free to mark it on your calendar as one of the most dreaded days of the year for students and teachers — and feel free not to feel guilty about marking it as one of your favorites. The Hawaii Department of Education has released its 2017-2018 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/1: Teachers' First Day
• 8/1 - 8/4: Teacher Work Days
• 8/7: Students' First Day
• 8/18: Statehood Day

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/9 - 10/13: No School (Fall Break)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/22 - 1/4: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/5: No School for Students (Teacher Workday)
• 1/8: Students Return to School
• 1/15: No School (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/13: No School for Students in Oahu (Institute Day)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/19 - 3/23: No School (Spring Break)
• 3/26: No School (Kuhio Day)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/31: Last Day for Students

June

• 6/1: Last Day for Teachers

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