Current Time in Honolulu, United States
Check the current local time in Honolulu, United States. Honolulu uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, with HST (UTC -10:00) during standard time.
Honolulu Time Zone
Time Zone
Pacific/Honolulu
Honolulu, United States
Current zone: HST
Source: IANA Time Zone Database
Standard Time
HST
UTC -10:00
Used outside daylight saving time
Daylight Time
Not Observed
Year-round standard time
Next DST Change
No DST change
Standard time year-round
No seasonal offset changes
About Honolulu Time (HST)
Honolulu operates on HST — Hawaii Standard Time (UTC −10:00) year-round. Hawaii is one of only two US states (along with most of Arizona) that does not observe daylight saving time — clocks in Honolulu stay fixed at UTC −10:00 every day of the year. This means Honolulu is always 5–6 hours behind Los Angeles depending on whether the US mainland is in standard or daylight time, and always 10 hours behind UTC.
Honolulu's extreme westward position in the Pacific makes it the earliest point to which the US mainland can easily connect. When it's 9:00 AM Monday in Honolulu, it's 12:00 PM Monday in Los Angeles, 3:00 PM Monday in New York, and 8:00 PM Monday in London. Businesses working with Hawaii from the US East Coast face a 5-hour gap — meaning most East Coast meetings scheduled after 2:00 PM ET have already closed Honolulu's regular business day.
Asia-Pacific connectivity from Honolulu is unique. Hawaii sits roughly midway across the Pacific between the US West Coast and Japan — though timezone-wise, it's closer to the western half of the US (UTC −10:00 vs Japan's UTC +9:00 = 19 hours apart). Scheduling a live call between Honolulu and Tokyo requires one side to meet well outside business hours; Tokyo's 9:00 AM JST corresponds to 2:00 PM the previous day in Honolulu.
Honolulu serves as home to Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) — the US military's regional headquarters for the Indo-Pacific — as well as major tourism, research, and agricultural industries. The University of Hawaii and several ocean research institutions operate in Honolulu time, contributing data referenced globally by environmental and climate scientists.
Business Hours & Best Time to Call Honolulu
Honolulu business hours run 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM HST, Monday to Friday.
- Best time to call from New York (EST): 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (4:00–9:00 AM HST)
- Best time to call from Los Angeles (PST): 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST (4:00–8:00 AM HST) — morning LA calls
- Best time to call from London (GMT): 6:00–9:00 PM GMT (8:00–11:00 AM HST)
- Best time to call from Sydney (AEST): 5:00–8:00 AM AEST next day (7:00–10:00 AM HST)
- Best time to call from Tokyo (JST): Very limited overlap — Tokyo needs to call at 7:00–9:00 AM JST (10:00 PM–12:00 AM HST previous day)
Honolulu vs Major Cities
Other Cities in United States
Major cities in United States — some may be in a different time zone than Honolulu if the country spans multiple zones.
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