School Calendar

2026-2027 Academic Year

Tradewinds follows a standard school year comparable to those of top private schools and to the Hawaiʻi DOE.

School Hours

School day: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday – Friday

Extended Education: 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Monday – Thursday, grades 2–5 (begins Aug 17) — learn more

Tue, Dec 10, 2025
Tradewinds Forum - Conversation with Carl Sabatino, Head of School and Founder
Mon Aug 3, 2026
First Official Day for Faculty/Staff
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Parent Orientation
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Family Beach Gathering
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
First Day of School
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Parent share "Getting to Know You Days" (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Extended Education begins
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Statehood Day (No School)
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
Labor Day (No school)
Fri, Sep 11, 2026
Jewish Observation of Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Last day of Yom Kippur
Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Discoverers' Day
Wed, Oct 21, 2026
Staff Development Day (No School)
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
General Election Day
Fri, Nov 6, 2026
End of 1st Trimester - Presentations 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Veterans Day (No school)
Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Thanksgiving Day (No school)
Fri, Nov 27, 2026
Day After Thanksgiving (No School for Scholars; Faculty In-Service)
Fri, Dec 4, 2026
Jewish Celebration of Chanukah begins at sunset
Fri, Dec 18, 2026
Early Dismissal 1:00pm
Mon, Dec 21, 2026 – Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Winter Break (No School)
Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Faculty In-service
Tue, Jan 5, 2027
School Resumes for 2027
Mon, Jan 18, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No school)
Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Chinese New Year
Sun, Feb 7, 2027
Muslim observation of Ramadan
Mon, Feb 15, 2027
Presidents' Day (No school)
Fri, Feb 19, 2027
End of 2nd Trimester- Presentations 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Tue, Mar 9, 2027
Muslim Celebration of Eid
Mon, Mar 15 – Mon, Mar 29, 2027
Spring Break (No School)
Fri, Mar 26, 2027
Good Friday & Prince Kūhiō Day
Tue, Mar 30, 2027
Classes resume
Thu, May 20, 2027
Buddhist Observance of Vesak
Wed, May 26, 2027
Last Day of School- Final Trimester Presentations
Thu, May 27, 2027
Faculty In-Service
Fri, May 28, 2027
Faculty In-Service
Mon, May 31, 2027
Memorial Day
Fri, Jun 11, 2027
Kamehameha Day (No school)
Fri, Jun 18, 2027
Juneteenth (Observed, No school)
Tue, Aug 10, 2027
First Day of School
Fri, Aug 13, 2027
Parent share "Getting to Know You Days" (1:00pm - 2:30pm)

Legend

No School Days
Cultural & Religious Observances (FYI)
School Events & Important Dates

Note on Conferencing

At this point conferencing is not calendared. Communications are regular, ongoing, and largely discussions of formative progress and current and longer-term academic and social objectives. Summative "Prose Reports" each trimester.

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