2008 Holidays & Observances

Hawaiian Heirloom jewelry are given for birthdays, weddings, graduations, holidays, or as thank you gifts. Many people buy something special for themselves for the same occasions.

To help plan for some of those occasions, below is a list of major holidays and observances.


January 1   Tue   New Year’s Day
January 21   Mon   Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
           
February 6   Wed   Ash Wednesday
February 7   Thu   Chinese (Lunar) New Year
February 12   Tue   Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14   Thu   Valentine’s Day
February 18   Mon   Presidents Day (observed)
February 22   Fri   Washington’s Birthday
           
March 9   Sun   Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 16   Sun   Palm Sunday
March 17   Mon   St. Patrick’s Day
March 20   Thu   Spring (Vernal) Equinox
March 21   Fri   Good Friday
March 23   Sun   Easter Sunday
March 24   Mon   Easter Monday
March 26   Wed   Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
           
April 1   Tue   April Fool’s Day
April 20   Sun   Jewish Passover
April 22   Tue   Earth Day (U.S.)
April 23   Wed   Administrative Professionals Day
April 25   Fri   Arbor Day
           
May 1   Thu   May Day
May 5   Mon   Cinco de Mayo
May 6   Tue   National Teacher’s Day
May 11   Sun   Mother’s Day
May 19   Mon   Victoria Day (Canada)
May 26   Mon   Memorial Day
           
June 11   Wed   King Kamehameha Day
June 14   Sat   Flag Day
June 15   Sun   Father’s Day
June 21   Sat   Summer Solstice
           
July 1   Tue   Canada Day (Canada)
July 4   Fri   Independence Day
           
August 15   Fri   Hawaii Statehood Day
           
September 1   Mon   Labor Day
September 7   Sun   Grandparent’s Day
September 22   Mon   Fall Equinox
September 30   Tue   Rosh Hashanah
           
October 9   Thu   Yom Kippur
October 13   Mon   Fall Equinox
October 31   Fri   Halloween
           
November 2   Sun   Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 4   Tue   General Election Day
November 11   Tue   Veteran’s Day
November 27   Thu   Thanksgiving Day
           
December 21   Sun   Winter Solstice
December 22   Mon   Hanukkah
December 25   Thu   Christmas Day (observed)