Time difference between Los Angeles and Honolulu
Best time to call
Hours shown in Los Angeles time. The working-day overlap runs 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM in Los Angeles, which is 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM in Honolulu — schedule calls in that window.
Hour-by-hour conversion
| Los Angeles (PDT) | Honolulu (HST) | Call quality |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 PM−1 day | Off hours |
| 1:00 AM | 10:00 PM−1 day | Off hours |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 PM−1 day | Off hours |
| 3:00 AM | 12:00 AM | Off hours |
| 4:00 AM | 1:00 AM | Off hours |
| 5:00 AM | 2:00 AM | Off hours |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM | Off hours |
| 7:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Off hours |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Off hours |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Off hours |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM | OK |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM | OK |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM | Best |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM | Best |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM | Best |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | Best |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Best |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM | OK |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM | OK |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 PM | OK |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 PM | OK |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM | OK |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Off hours |
| 11:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Off hours |
Daylight saving time note
Los Angeles and Honolulu do not change their clocks on the same date. Between November 1, 2026 and March 14, 2027 the difference is 2 hours ahead of Honolulu — because Los Angeles changes its clocks for daylight saving time while Honolulu keeps the same time all year.
For the rest of the year the difference holds steady at 3 hours. Every time on this page is computed from the IANA database at the moment you load it, so the tables above already account for whichever side has switched.
Why the time difference exists
The clock in Los Angeles is anchored to UTC-8 standard time; Honolulu works from UTC-10 standard time. Los Angeles moves its clocks for daylight saving time while Honolulu keeps the same time all year, so the gap widens and narrows by an hour with the seasons. Geographically the two lie about 4,100 km apart, with Honolulu to the west of Los Angeles.
Flying from Los Angeles to Honolulu, your body clock shifts about 2 hours back. In flying terms that's roughly 5½ hours in the air, give or take. A quick look at each side's working hours keeps meetings out of the middle of the night.