National Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week of May and Teacher Appreciation Day is the first Tuesday in May. During this time, we thank teachers for their contribution to our nation’s children. Listed below are discounts and freebies for educators across the Hawaiian Islands. We’ll update this list each year beginning in April as local and national businesses announce Teacher Appreciation deals.

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2022 Teacher Appreciation discounts and deals
Barnes & Noble (Maui/Kahului, Oʻahu/Ala Moana): Get 20% off publisher’s list price all year long on all purchases for classroom use. Plus, enjoy discounts of up to 25% off the publisher’s list price during Educator Appreciation Days.
Buffalo Wild Wings (multiple Oʻahu locations): Just wing it, teachers! From May 2 to 6 teachers and school staff can get 20% discount, dine-in or in-store pay + pickup only. Teachers and staff need to show a valid school ID for the saucy savings.
Cheap Caribbean (online) offers an exclusive Hero Discount for teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, and members of the military. Teachers can enjoy $150 off their next vacation package with a special promo code. (The discount is valid on package bookings of 5 or more nights.)
Cole Haan (online). Teachers (and students!) can take a study break with 20% off. Just use a valid school e-mail address.
Lenovo Computers Teacher & Student discount (online). Teachers and higher ed students can save an extra 5% with verified ID. K-12 can save through the Parent Program. Read the fine print, exclusions apply.
National Education Association (online) members enjoy many exclusive ongoing deals and discounts. The member benefits are wide- ranging, from discounted vacations to credit cards with lots of rewards.
Office Depot / OfficeMax Exclusive Rewards (officedepot.com) (Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu). For Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2 to 6, teachers with a Rewards membership can take advantage 20% back in Bonus Rewards on a qualifying in-store purchase and 20% off a qualifying regular-priced purchase. Must present a valid teacher ID and required coupon at checkout.
Samsung’s Education Offers Program (online) offers teachers and educators up to 30% off on laptops, tablets, smartphones and more when shopping on Samsung.com. The offer includes many popular electronic products, including Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Tab S8 series, Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 and Galaxy Book2 series.
Subway’s latest special (Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu). Teachers (and everyone else) can take advantage from April 26 to May 21 with a BOGO FREE Footlong sub special online.
Find more nationwide deals below.

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Discounts & deals for teachers across the nation
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