What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Honolulu?

Honolulu is 3 hours behind Los Angeles. 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 Honolulu from Los Angeles?

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

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.

Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 09:00 in Honolulu, 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 Los Angeles and Honolulu use?

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

Convert Los Angeles time to Honolulu time

Honolulu is 3 hours behind Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the morning in Honolulu.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Honolulu.

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

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles changes its clocks; Honolulu does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

Honolulu

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-10

When you can actually talk

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

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

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Honolulu
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Pacific/Honolulu
Abbreviation	PDT	HST
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC-10
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
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 Los Angeles and Honolulu?: Honolulu is 3 hours behind Los Angeles. 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 Honolulu from Los Angeles?: Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 14:00–15:00 in Honolulu. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
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.
Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?: No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Honolulu?: It is 09:00 in Honolulu, 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 Los Angeles and Honolulu use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu, currently UTC-10 (HST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.