The time difference between Hawaii and Los Angeles is 3 hours. When it is 12:00 noon in Hawaii, it is 15:00 in Los Angeles. Hawaii uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone (UTC-10), while Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-7).
| Detail | Hawaii | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| Time Zone ID | Pacific/Honolulu | America/Los_Angeles |
| UTC Offset | UTC-10 | UTC-7 |
| Abbreviation | HST | PDT |
| DST Active | No | Yes — currently observing |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Region | Hawaii | North America |
There are 5 overlapping business hours between Hawaii and Los Angeles (assuming 9:00–17:00 in each city). The ideal window for calls and meetings is:
Use this table to quickly convert any hour from Hawaii time to Los Angeles time. Rows highlighted in green indicate overlapping business hours in both cities.
| Hawaii | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 03:00 | Night |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Night |
| 02:00 | 05:00 | Night |
| 03:00 | 06:00 | Night |
| 04:00 | 07:00 | Night |
| 05:00 | 08:00 | Night |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | |
| 08:00 | 11:00 | |
| 09:00 | 12:00 | Overlap |
| 10:00 | 13:00 | Overlap |
| 11:00 | 14:00 | Overlap |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | Overlap |
| 13:00 | 16:00 | Overlap |
| 14:00 | 17:00 | |
| 15:00 | 18:00 | |
| 16:00 | 19:00 | |
| 17:00 | 20:00 | |
| 18:00 | 21:00 | |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | |
| 20:00 | 23:00 | |
| 21:00 | 00:00 (+1 day) | |
| 22:00 | 01:00 (+1 day) | Night |
| 23:00 | 02:00 (+1 day) | Night |
Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time, while Hawaii is on standard time. When Los Angeles switches back to standard time, the difference between these two cities will shift by 1 hour.
The time difference is 3 hours. Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Hawaii.
Yes. One of these cities observes DST while the other does not, so the difference shifts by 1 hour when DST begins or ends.
The best window is between 09:00 and 14:00 Hawaii time, which corresponds to 12:00–17:00 in Los Angeles. Both sides fall within normal business hours.
Add 3 hours to Hawaii time to get Los Angeles time. Use the hour-by-hour table above for a quick reference.