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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, October 5, 2001

What's open and closed on Discoverers' Day

Advertiser Staff

Monday is Discoverers' Day in Hawai'i (Columbus Day on the Mainland), observed in the Islands as a federal, but not a state or county, holiday.

State and city schedules for rubbish pickup and landfills; bus service; traffic and street parking; open markets; libraries, schools and universities and most tourist attractions remain unchanged.

• Government: Federal offices closed; city and state offices, open.

• Mail: All post offices closed; no regular business or residential delivery; regular (blue) collection box pickup and Express Mail delivered.

• Financial institutions: Most banks, savings and loans, and credit unions, closed. The stock market is open.

• Blood bank: Dillingham headquarters open; downtown center always closed on Mondays.