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Academic Calendar
View important dates and deadlines, academic calendar for Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 (TBD). Dates are subject to change.
Summer 2026 may be found at the links below and on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Academic Calendar webpage. Course Registration Deadlines are also linked.
Fall 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 6 | Summer 2026 Registration: Begins for Continuing UH-Mānoa Students (law students who earned 90+ credits) Registration continues in STAR GPS Registration until eBanner student dashboard is utilized Registration viewable in eBanner student dashboard |
| April 7 | Summer 2026 Registration: Begins for Continuing UH-Mānoa Students (all continuing law students) Registration continues in STAR GPS Registration until eBanner student dashboard is utilized |
| April 27, 8:00 A.M. | Fall 2026 Registration: Begins for Continuing UH-Mānoa Students (law students who earned 41+ credits) |
| April 27, 8:30 A.M. | Fall 2026 Registration: Begins for Continuing UH-Mānoa Students (remaining continuing law students) |
| May 2 (S) | Last Day of Spring 2026 Law School Instruction |
| June-July (TBD) | Spring 2026 Class Rankings |
| July 3 | HOLIDAY: Independence Day (Non-Instructional Day) |
| July 6 | Summer 2026 Graduates: Deadline to file Graduation Application |
| July 7 | Fall 2026 Application for Graduation opens |
| August 12-14 and 17 | Entering Hawaii Online JD Student Orientation (tentative) |
| August 17-19 | Entering Full-Time JD Student Orientation (tentative) |
| August 20 | Last day for Online (HOJD) students in-person registration – Health clearance received (Med+Proctor cleared student prior to this date) – Completed in-person fees payment with UHM Cashier’s Office |
| August 20 | Fall 2026 Payment Receipt Deadline |
| August 21 | HOLIDAY: Statehood Day (non-instructional day) |
| August 22, 11:59PM HST | Fall 2026 Last Day to Add to Waitlist |
| August 23, 11:45PM HST | Fall 2026 Waitlist Closes (students will be automatically disenrolled) |
| August 24 | First Day of Fall 2026 Instruction – Late registration begins (single $30 system-wide late fee) – UH Employee (Faculty & Staff) Tuition Waiver Registration Begins |
| September 7 | HOLIDAY: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 1, 11:59PM HST | – Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund – Last Day to Register and Change Grading Option/Switch Sections/ Update Variable Credits – Last Day to Audit a Course |
| September 15, 11:59PM HST | – Last Day to Drop Courses without a “W” Grade – Last Day for 50% Tuition Refund (No refunds after this date) – Last Day to Submit UH Employee (Faculty & Staff) Tuition Waiver |
| September 16-November 2 | Restricted Withdrawal Period (with a “W” grade) |
| TBD | Fall 2026 Graduates: Deadline to file Graduation Application |
| November 1 | Spring 2026 & Summer 2026: – Deadline to submit an “I” grade removal – Deadline to apply for Credit by Examination |
| November 2, 11:59PM HST | Deadline to drop a course with a “W” grade |
| November 3 | HOLIDAY: Election Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 11 | HOLIDAY: Veterans Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 26 | HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving (non-instructional day) |
| November 28 | Non-Instructional day |
| December 1 | Late Application Period: Last day to file Graduation Application for Fall 2026 Graduates (name not be in UH-Mānoa’s commencement book) |
| December 5 (S) | Last Day of Fall 2026 Law School Instruction |
| December 7-9 (M-W) | Fall 2026 Law School Study Period |
| December 10-12 (R-S) and 14-17 (M-R) | Fall 2026 Law School Final Exam Period |
| December 18 | Fall 2026 Semester Ends & Degree Conferral Date |
| December 19 | Fall 2026 UH-Mānoa Commencement |
| December 20, 2025-January 2027 | Law School Winter Break |
| December 25 | HOLIDAY: Christmas Day (Non-Instructional Day) |
| January 2027 (TBD) | Fall 2026 Grades available on eBanner student dashboard |
| January 2027 (TBD) | Fall 2026 Class Rankings |