Check Hawaii’s local time
Honolulu, Maui, Kauaʻi, and the island of Hawaiʻi use Hawaii Standard Time, UTC−10, all year. To see the current hour and minute, select Hawaii on the official U.S. time site or add Honolulu to your phone’s world clock.

Convert from Los Angeles
From Los Angeles, subtract 2 hours during Pacific Standard Time or 3 hours during Pacific Daylight Time. For example, noon in Los Angeles is 10 a.m. in Honolulu in standard time and 9 a.m. in daylight time. The mainland clocks change while Hawaii’s stay fixed.

Convert from Dallas or New York
From Dallas, subtract 4 hours in Central Standard Time or 5 in Central Daylight Time. From New York, subtract 5 hours in Eastern Standard Time or 6 in Eastern Daylight Time. A 9 a.m. New York call therefore starts at 4 a.m. or 3 a.m. in Hawaii, depending on the season.

Watch for the previous day
An early mainland timestamp can belong to the previous date in Hawaii. At 1 a.m. Tuesday in New York during standard time, it’s 8 p.m. Monday in Honolulu. For flights and meetings, check the day as well as the hour and set the calendar event to the city’s time zone.

Source NIST time-zone guide. Related reading What time is it in Japan?.

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