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Would you like to know what is open and closed on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day? Here’s your guide to shopping malls, public services, and more on Oahu.
GOVERNMENT BODIES (CLOSED)
>> Federal offices
>> State offices
>> City, district offices and all sub-townhouses
SCHOOLS (CLOSED)
>> Public school
>> University of Hawaii
PUBLIC SERVICES / ATTRACTIONS (VARIOUS)
>> All public libraries are closed on Christmas Day, but some locations are closed on Christmas Eve (view the schedule).
>> Open markets are closed on both days.
>> The Honolulu Zoo is open on Christmas Eve, but closed the next day.
>> The Hawaiian Humane Society is open until 2 p.m. on Friday, but closed on Saturday.
>> Parks and botanical gardens are open on Friday, but closed on Christmas Day (view the website).
>> All Blood Bank of Hawaii branches are open on Friday but closed on Saturday.
>> The Neal Blaisdell Center ticket office is closed on both days.
>> The Iolani Palace is closed on Christmas Day.
>> The Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Visitor Center is closed on Boxing Day and will reopen on December 26th at 7 a.m.
>> Municipal golf courses are open on Friday, but opening times vary on Saturday (visit honolulu.gov/des/golf for more details):
– The Pali and West Loch golf courses are open for 18-hole games from 7 am to 11 am; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for nine-hole games.
– The Ala Wai, Ewa Villages and Ted Makalena golf courses are closed.
– The Kahuku Golf Course is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FINANCIAL SERVICES (VARIOUS)
>> Most banks are closed on Saturdays, but check the websites for details on Friday hours:
– American savings bank The branches are open until 2 p.m. on Friday, but closed on Saturday.
– Bank of Hawaii Closed on Christmas Day.
– Central Pacific Bank is open on Friday (Ewa branch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; main branch from 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; all other branches from 8.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; customer service center from 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.). All branches and the customer service center are closed on Saturday.
– First Hawaiian Bank Closed on Christmas Day.
– Regional savings bank is open until 1 p.m. on Fridays, but closed on Saturdays.
>> Most savings and loans:
– Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union is open until 1 p.m. on Fridays, but closed on Saturdays.
– State of Hawaii Federal Credit Union remains closed on both days.
– Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union closes at 1 p.m. on Friday, but closes on Saturday.
– Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union remains closed on both days.
>> Stockbroker
SHOPPING CENTERS
(The opening times of the individual shops and restaurants may differ from the opening times of the shopping center. Please refer to the websites for more information.)
>> Ala Moana Center is open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed on Saturdays.
>> Kahala Mall Closed Saturday, but select retailers like the Consolidated Kahala Theater, Longs Drugs and Starbucks are open on Christmas Day.
>> Windward Mall is open on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed on Saturdays.
>> Pearlridge Center is open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed on Christmas Day.
>> Waikele Premium outlets is open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed on Saturdays.
>> Ka Makana Alii is open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., but closed on Christmas Day.
OTHER
>> TheBus runs on both days on the Sunday schedule (outlook that Time schedule).
>> The emergency services, fire brigade, lifeguards and police are available on both days.
>> On-street parking is free, with the exception of parking meters on Kalakaua Avenue along Queen Kapiolani Park, metered parking meters, and parking meters on certain streets of Waikiki (see listing here).
>> Parking in Lanikai will be restricted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the three day holiday weekend.
>> Traffic: No countercurrent cones.
>> The US Postal Service Office locations are closed on Christmas Day and normal mail will not be delivered. The post is delivered on Christmas Eve and also picked up in the blue collection boxes. Visit the USPS locator to find the location near you during the Christmas season.
>> Waste is collected. Transfer stations, H-POWER and the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill are open on Fridays, but closed on Saturdays.
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