Los Angeles Honolulu Time Difference

What is the Time Difference Between Los Angeles and Honolulu?

Honolulu is 2-3 hours behind Los Angeles. Los Angeles uses Pacific Time (PT) while Honolulu uses Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST, UTC-10). When it's 12:00 PM in Los Angeles, it's 9:00 AM or 10:00 AM in Honolulu.

Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time, but California does. The difference is 3 hours during Pacific Daylight Time and 2 hours during Pacific Standard Time.

Best Time to Call Honolulu from Los Angeles

Best calling time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Los Angeles time. This corresponds to 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Honolulu, covering Hawaiian business hours.

Los Angeles and Honolulu are connected by numerous daily flights taking about 5.5 hours. Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations for Californians.

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