First, last days and breaks set for two additional school years
Posted: June 1, 2023
The Hawaiʻi State Board of Education (BOE) voted Thursday to approve the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) calendars for school years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027.
The HIDOE recommended the approval to give ample time before the start of the school year to allow for planning school improvements, employee, family, and partner programming, and facilities improvement projects.
View the school calendars: 2025–2026 | 2026–2027
Key dates for school year 2025–2026
- July 29, 2025: Teachers’ first day
- Aug. 4, 2025: Students’ first day
- Oct. 6–10, 2025: Fall break
- Dec. 22. 2025–Jan. 2, 2026: Winter break
- March 16–20, 2026: Spring break
- May 28, 2026: Last day for students
- May 29, 2026: Last day for teachers
Key dates for school year 2026–2027
- July 28, 2026: Teachers’ first day
- Aug. 3, 2026: Students’ first day
- Oct. 5–9, 2026: Fall break
- Dec. 21. 2026–Jan. 1, 2027: Winter break
- March 15–19, 2027: Spring break
- May 27, 2027: Last day for students
- May 28, 2027: Last day for teachers
The new calendars include design principles that are the basis of the current school calendar, including providing 180 days of instruction by law and minimizing potential budget impacts of changes in the calendar.
The approved calendars through 2026–2027 are subject to future legislative action and funding, BOE action, and collective bargaining agreements.
The BOE approved the school year calendars for the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 school years on Oct. 21, 2021.