City offices closed for Statehood Day as storm recovery continues

HONOLULU — City and County of Honolulu offices will be closed on Friday, August 21, 2026, to observe the Statehood Day holiday.

While Friday is a scheduled City holiday, storm recovery and preparedness operations will continue across Oʻahu. City crews will remain in the field conducting cleanup and recovery work following Tropical Storm Lala, including clearing debris and addressing storm-related damage.

At the same time, the City’s Department of Emergency Management and other agencies will be closely monitoring another potential tropical disturbance in the Pacific that could affect the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days. The City will remain in close coordination with the National Weather Service and other partners as the system develops.

Residents are encouraged to use this time to restock emergency supplies depleted during Tropical Storm Lala, review their hurricane kits, and make sure their households are prepared should another storm threaten Oʻahu. Residents and visitors are also encouraged to download HNL Alert and continue monitoring official weather information and City updates.

The holiday schedule for City and County of Honolulu operations is as follows:

Emergency medical services, fire, lifeguard, medical examiner, and police services will be available.
TheBus will operate on a city holiday schedule. Visit thebus.org for route and schedule information as well as rider guidelines.
Skyline will operate on the normal schedule, from 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Visit honolulu.gov/skyline for rider information.
Refuse will be collected, and transfer stations, convenience centers, H-POWER, and the Waimānalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill are open. Visit envhonolulu.org for information.
Parks and botanical gardens are open. Visit honolulu.gov/dpr/ for park use guidelines.
Municipal golf courses are open. Visit golf.honolulu.gov for revised play information.
The Honolulu Zoo will be open. Visit honolulu.gov/des/zoo/ for information.
The Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office will be closed. Visit blaisdellcenter.com/ for information.
People’s Open Markets will not be held.
Satellite city halls and driver licensing centers will be closed, except for the Pearlridge and Hawaiʻi Kai Satellite City Halls, which will be open for driver’s license and state ID renewals.

The following traffic and parking regulations will be in effect:

Parking will be restricted in Lanikai over the three-day holiday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On-street parking will be free, except for the meters on Kalākaua Avenue along Queen Kapi‘olani Park, metered parking lots, and meters on specific Waikīkī streets. View the list of Waikīkī streets here.
Traffic lanes will not be coned for contraflow.

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