What is the time difference between Honolulu and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Honolulu?

Between 14:00–15:00 in Honolulu, which is 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?

No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Honolulu, what time is it in Los Angeles?

It is 15:00 in Los Angeles, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Honolulu and Los Angeles use?

Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu, currently UTC-10 (HST), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Honolulu time to Los Angeles time

Right now Los Angeles runs 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Honolulu, and what the clock reads in Los Angeles at that same moment.

Honolulu	Los Angeles
00:00	03:00
01:00	04:00
02:00	05:00
03:00	06:00
04:00	07:00
05:00	08:00
06:00	09:00
07:00	10:00
08:00	11:00
09:00	12:00
10:00	13:00
11:00	14:00
12:00	15:00
13:00	16:00
14:00	17:00
15:00	18:00
16:00	19:00
17:00	20:00
18:00	21:00
19:00	22:00
20:00	23:00
21:00	00:00next day
22:00	01:00next day
23:00	02:00next day

Daylight saving time

Honolulu keeps one offset all year while Los Angeles moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Honolulu

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-10

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 14:00–15:00 in Honolulu, 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles.

Honolulu 14:00–15:00Los Angeles 17:00–18:00
Honolulu 09:00–14:00Los Angeles 12:00–17:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Honolulu	Los Angeles
IANA zone	Pacific/Honolulu	America/Los_Angeles
Abbreviation	HST	PDT
Standard offset	UTC-10	UTC-8
Daylight offset	—	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	United States	United States

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Honolulu and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Honolulu?: Between 14:00–15:00 in Honolulu, which is 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?: No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Honolulu, what time is it in Los Angeles?: It is 15:00 in Los Angeles, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Honolulu and Los Angeles use?: Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu, currently UTC-10 (HST), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.