January 2026
| Date | Event |
| 1 | New Years Day (Federal & State Holiday) |
| 1 | VFW National Awards for Public Servants (Law Enforcement, Firefighter, Emergency Services) Post to Department deadline |
| 1 | District Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher entry to Department deadline |
| 1 | VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” application period for fall semester opens |
| 6 | 1700-1900 VFW Post 970 Leadership Meeting: The Row Kaka’ako |
| 8 | 1900-2030 VFW Post 970 Meeting: Oahu Veterans Center |
| 10 | Deadline for completion of Department judging for Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen |
| 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Federal & State Holiday) |
| 15 | Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen winner packet due from Department to National |
| 27 | VFW Commemorative date: Signing of the Vietnam Peace Accord 1973 |
| 24 | 0900-1100 Oahu Veterans Council Meeting: Oahu Veterans Center |
| 31 | Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen final Department report to National deadline |
| TBD | 0900-1100 Flag Retirements – National Memorial of the Pacific at Punchbowl, 3rdQuarter Service Project |
February 2026
| Date | Event |
| 1 | VFW National Awards for Public Servants (Law Enforcement, Firefighter, Emergency Services) Department to National deadline |
| 1 | Department Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award entry to National |
| 3 | 1700-1900 VFW Post 970 Leadership Meeting: The Row Kaka’ako |
| 12 | 1900-2030 VFW Post 970 Meeting: Oahu Veterans Center |
| TBD | 0900-1100 VFW Department of Hawaii Council of Administration: Oahu Veterans Center |
| 15 | VFW Commemorative date: Sinking of USS Maine 1898 |
| 16 | Presidents’ Day (Federal & State Holiday) |
| TBD | Voice of Democracy Student Trip to Washington, D.C. Feb-Mar |
| TBD | Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C. Feb-Mar |
| 28 | 0900-1100 Oahu Veterans Council Meeting: Oahu Veterans Center |
| 28 | VFW Commemorative date: Liberation of Kuwait-Operation Desert Storm 1991 |
March 2026
| Date | Event |
| – | Voice of Democracy Student Trip to Washington, D.C., Feb-Mar |
| – | Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C., Feb-Mar |
| 1 | Scout of the Year entries due to Post deadline |
| 3 | 1700-1900 VFW Post 970 Leadership Meeting: The Row Kaka’ako |
| 12 | 1900-2030 VFW Post 970 Meeting: (Nomination of Post Officers Begin) Oahu Veterans Center |
| 15 | Start planning National Volunteer Week (April 19-25) and Loyalty Day activities |
| 21-22 | 1000-1700 The Gun Show: Neal Blaisdell Center |
| 24 | VFW Commemorative date: Start of Kosovo Campaign 1999 |
| 26 | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (State Holiday) |
| 28 | 0900-1100 Oahu Veterans Council Meeting: Oahu Veterans Center |
| 29 | VFW Commemorative date: National Vietnam War Veterans Day |
| 29 | National Vietnam War Veterans Ceremony: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl (tentative) |
| 29 | National Vietnam War Veterans Parade: Waikiki (tentative) |
| 31 | VFW Commemorative date: End of Operation Restore Hope – Somalia 1995 |
| 31 | Audit due to Department |