Comments on: Hawaii Fact 48 of 50: Hawaii Holidays http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/08/19/hawaii-fact-48-of-50-hawaii-holidays/ Hawaii Travel Guide & Vacation Advice Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:21:36 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/08/19/hawaii-fact-48-of-50-hawaii-holidays/#comment-24973 sheila Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:59:16 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3007#comment-24973 Ken - it is indeed a Hawaii holiday of sorts that's not celebrated at any other state...e.g., no other state celebrates the Polynesian discoverers of Hawaii on this day. I do have friends that have that day off. Lucky for them! Ken – it is indeed a Hawaii holiday of sorts that’s not celebrated at any other state…e.g., no other state celebrates the Polynesian discoverers of Hawaii on this day.

I do have friends that have that day off. Lucky for them!

]]> By: Ken Saiki http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/08/19/hawaii-fact-48-of-50-hawaii-holidays/#comment-24972 Ken Saiki Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:43:55 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3007#comment-24972 Fact 48 lists Discoverer's Day - Second Monday of October as a "holiday" in Hawaii. Not true. By state statute the day "shall be known as Discoverers' Day...provided that this day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday." State & county offices and libraries are open, buses run on a regular weekday schedule and you'd better feed the parking meters and stay away from tow-away zones, as on-street parking regulations are enforced. However, since the day is observed by the federal government as Columbus Day, there is no USPS mail delivery and federal offices and banks are not open. Fact 48 lists Discoverer’s Day – Second Monday of October as a “holiday” in Hawaii. Not true. By state statute the day “shall be known as Discoverers’ Day…provided that this day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.” State & county offices and libraries are open, buses run on a regular weekday schedule and you’d better feed the parking meters and stay away from tow-away zones, as on-street parking regulations are enforced.

However, since the day is observed by the federal government as Columbus Day, there is no USPS mail delivery and federal offices and banks are not open.

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