§8-10 Bodhi Day. December 8 of each year shall be known and designated as "Bodhi Day" in recognition that on this day Prince Siddhartha Gautama, after six years of study and rigorous ascetic practices and meditation, attained "enlightenment" or "awakening" to the true nature of existence, which was later conceptualized as the "Four Noble Truths". This day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday. [L 1990, c 216, §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
8. Holidays and Periods of Recognition and Observance
8-2 Observance of holidays falling on Sundays and Saturdays.
8-3.4 Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day.
8-4.6 Asian Lunar New Year Commemoration Week.
8-5 King Kamehameha celebration commission.
8-5.5 Queen Lili €˜uokalani Day.
8-8 Saint Damien de Veuster Day.
8-8.2 Saint Marianne Cope Day.
8-9 Respect for Our Elders Day.
8-11 Children and Youth Day and Month.
8-14 Financial Literacy Month.
8-16.2 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Day.
8-17 Caregiver Recognition Day
8-18 Filipino-American History Month.
8-19 Makahiki Commemoration Day.
8-21 Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
8-23 Homelessness Awareness Month.
8-25 Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
8-29 Farm to School Month in Hawaii.