Hawaiʻi Island, Maui schools, offices affected

Posted: September 23, 2026

T​he Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced Wednesday afternoon that due to anticipated severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Nolo, all HIDOE public schools and offices on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25. Schools and offices in Maui County will be closed Friday, Sept. 25.

Announcements regarding the closures of public charter schools will come from those schools themselves.

Bargaining Unit 05 employees who work in Hawai’i and Maui Counties (inclusive of Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi) should not be asked to report to work on the days mentioned above. Teachers should also expect communication from their respective schools.

Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Hilo office operations on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed tomorrow, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept, 25, and HSTA’s Maui office will be closed on Friday, Sept. 25. All other HSTA operations will remain normal.

The HSTA will continue to update this story as necessary as things develop.

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