What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Thanksgiving 2019
A sweet guide to which Honolulu City and County services will available or suspended in observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 28, 2019.

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What’s Open
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All Zippy’s Restaurants locations will be open.
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All Regal and Consolidated movie theaters will be open during regular hours.
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Longs Drugs will be open; 24-hour stores will remain open 24 hours, while regular stores will be open from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pharmacy will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and MinuteClinic hours will vary by location.
Available Services
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Emergency ambulance, fire, lifeguard, medical examiner and police services will be on duty.
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TheBus will operate on a Sunday schedule. Visit thebus.org for routes and other information.
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Parks, municipal golf courses, botanical gardens, the Honolulu Zoo and the Waikīkī Aquarium will be open.
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Refuse will be collected.
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Transfer stations, convenience centers, H-POWER and the Waimānalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill will be open.
Closed or Cancelled Services
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The United States Postal Service will neither deliver nor send mail. Post offices statewide will be closed.
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The Neal S. Blaisdell Center box office will be closed.
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The People’s Open Markets will not be held.
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All Satellite City Halls and Driver Licensing Centers will be closed.
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Costco locations islandwide will be closed but, if you forget to pick up some cranberry sauce or need an extra can of whipped cream for your pumpkin pie, don’t fret: A variety of supermarkets will be open for your last-minute prep needs, including all Times Supermarkets (open until 7 p.m.).
Traffic and Parking Regulations
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Free on-street parking, excluding the meters on Kalākaua Avenue along Queen Kapi‘olani Park and metered parking lots.
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Traffic lanes will not be coned for contraflow.
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