Time in Hawaii (HI), United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in Hawaii, United States is anchored on Honolulu. The state uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone (UTC -10:00).
Hawaii local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 HST
State information
Hawaii
State of United States
Population: 1,455,271
Code: HI
Time zone
IANA: Pacific/Honolulu
UTC offset: -10:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Country: United States
How time works in Hawaii
Hawaii has not observed daylight saving time since 1945 and stays on Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time (UTC −10:00) all year. The gap to the mainland therefore grows by an hour each summer: Honolulu is 2 hours behind Los Angeles in winter and 3 hours behind in summer.
Time difference across United States
How the clock in Hawaii compares with other United States regions on this site. Where the January and July figures differ, only one side observes daylight saving time.
| Region | Time zone | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | America/Anchorage | +1 h | +2 h |
| California | America/Los_Angeles | +2 h | +3 h |
| Nevada | America/Los_Angeles | +2 h | +3 h |
| Oregon | America/Los_Angeles | +2 h | +3 h |
| Washington | America/Los_Angeles | +2 h | +3 h |
| Arizona | America/Phoenix | +3 h | +3 h |
| Colorado | America/Denver | +3 h | +4 h |
| Utah | America/Denver | +3 h | +4 h |
| Illinois | America/Chicago | +4 h | +5 h |
| Louisiana | America/Chicago | +4 h | +5 h |
| Minnesota | America/Chicago | +4 h | +5 h |
| Tennessee | America/Chicago | +4 h | +5 h |
| Texas | America/Chicago | +4 h | +5 h |
| Florida | America/New_York | +5 h | +6 h |
| Georgia | America/New_York | +5 h | +6 h |
| Massachusetts | America/New_York | +5 h | +6 h |
| Michigan | America/Detroit | +5 h | +6 h |
| New York | America/New_York | +5 h | +6 h |
| Pennsylvania | America/New_York | +5 h | +6 h |
Public holidays in Hawaii in 2026
16 public holidays apply in Hawaii, 5 of them regional (marked below) and not observed across all of United States. National holidays not on Hawaii's list: Columbus Day.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Mon 19 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Mon 16 Feb | Presidents' Day | |
| Thu 26 Mar | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day | Regional |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | Regional |
| Mon 25 May | Memorial Day | |
| Thu 11 Jun | Kamehameha Day | Regional |
| Fri 19 Jun | Juneteenth | |
| Fri 3 Jul | Independence Day (substitute day) | |
| Sat 4 Jul | Independence Day | |
| Fri 21 Aug | Statehood Day | Regional |
| Mon 7 Sept | Labour Day | |
| Tue 3 Nov | General Election Day | Regional |
| Wed 11 Nov | Veterans Day | |
| Thu 26 Nov | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Hawaii vs. major cities
How far Hawaii is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Hawaii, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Hawaii | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
| Paris · France | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +14 h | 23:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +15:30 h | 00:30 (next day) | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +18 h | 03:00 (next day) | 15:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | +18 h | 03:00 (next day) | 15:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Hawaii time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Hawaii
Hawaii has kept the same UTC -10:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Hawaii stays on UTC -10:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Hawaii time questions
- What time zone is Hawaii in?
- Most of Hawaii uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone: UTC -10:00. Some areas differ — see the notes on this page.
- Does Hawaii observe daylight saving time?
- No. Hawaii keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in United States or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
- How many public holidays does Hawaii have in 2026?
- 16 public holidays apply in Hawaii in 2026, including 5 that are not on the national list: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (Thursday 26 March), Good Friday (Friday 3 April), Kamehameha Day (Thursday 11 June), Statehood Day (Friday 21 August), General Election Day (Tuesday 3 November). National holidays not kept in Hawaii: Columbus Day.
Explore Hawaii
More on Hawaii: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Honolulu.