Thanksgiving 2023: List of what’s open and closed on Oahu
Interested in going out on Thanksgiving? Before you head out the door, find out what’s open and closed on Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Here’s your guide for Oahu.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES (CLOSED)
>> Federal offices
>> State offices
>> City, county offices and all satellite city halls
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SCHOOLS (CLOSED)
>> Public
>> University of Hawaii
PUBLIC SERVICES (CLOSED)
>> All public libraries Opens in a new tab
>> Open markets
FINANCIAL SERVICES (CLOSED)
>> Most banks
>> Most savings and loans
>> Stock brokerages
ATTRACTIONS (CLOSED)
>> Bishop Museum
>> Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center
>> Hawai’i State Art Museum
>> Honolulu Museum of Art
>> Iolani Palace
>> Lyon Arboretum
>> Queen Emma Summer Palace
>> Waimea Valley
ATTRACTIONS (OPEN)
>> According to the city, the Ala Wai, Pali, Ted Makalena, West Loch and Ewa Villages Golf Courses will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 18-hole play; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for nine-hole play. Kahuku Golf Course will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
>> Honolulu Zoo
>> Parks and botanical gardens (View Opens in a new tab the Opens in a new tabwebsite Opens in a new tab)
>> Waikiki Aquarium Opens in a new tab will be open from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
SHOPPING MALL HOURS
(Individual store and restaurant hours may vary from mall hours. Check websites for details.)
>> Ala Moana Center Opens in a new tab will be closed on Thanksgiving but will reopen Black Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
>> International Market Place Opens in a new tab will be open on Thanksgiving and Black Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
>> Kahala Mall Opens in a new tab will be open on Thanksgiving with only select merchants such as Consolidated Theatres, The Compleat Kitchen, Jeans Warehouse, Longs Drugs, Starbucks inside the mall and drive-thru area, and Whole Foods Market. On Black Friday Opens in a new tab, the mall will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
>> Windward Mall Opens in a new tab will be open on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
>> Pearlridge Center Opens in a new tab will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will reopen Black Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
>> Waikele Premium Outlets Opens in a new tab will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will reopen Black Friday from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
>> Ka Makana Alii Opens in a new tab will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will reopen Black Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
OTHER
>> TheBus is operating on a Sunday schedule (View Opens in a new tab the Opens in a new tabschedule Opens in a new tab);
>> The Skyline is operating on a state holiday schedule from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (View the schedule Opens in a new tab);
>> Emergency medical services, fire, lifeguard, police services will be available;
>> On-street parking is free except for meters on Kalakaua Avenue along Queen Kapiolani Park, metered parking lots and meters on specific Waikiki streets (View Opens in a new tab the list Opens in a new tabhere Opens in a new tab);
>> Traffic: No contra-flow cones;
>> Refuse will be collected (Transfer stations, H-POWER and the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill are open; View more Opens in a new tabdetails Opens in a new tab);
>> The U.S. Postal Service is closed, according to its website Opens in a new tab.
>> Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office is closed.
