Time in Honolulu
The current local time and date in Honolulu, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Honolulu stays on Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10) all year; Hawaii is one of the few US states that skips daylight saving entirely, so it never gains an hour on the West Coast in summer.
Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Honolulu right now?
Honolulu is on UTC-10 all year round, which is 10 hours behind UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Honolulu is 02:00. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Honolulu in?
Honolulu uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, shown as HST. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Honolulu time into your own local time instantly.
Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?
No — Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC-10 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time. The difference between Honolulu and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Honolulu as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Honolulu time to my time zone?
Convert Honolulu time by taking its UTC-10 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Honolulu's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Honolulu is 19:00 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Honolulu?
The dialing code for Honolulu is +1. To call from abroad, dial +1 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Honolulu?
Standard business hours in Honolulu — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 19:00 to 03:00 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
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