Time Difference Between Honolulu and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu.
Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. When it is 9:00 AM in Honolulu, it is 12:00 PM in Los Angeles.
What time is it in Los Angeles?
For a given hour in Honolulu, here’s the matching local time in Los Angeles. Highlighted rows fall within Los Angeles’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Honolulu | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AMworking hours |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PMworking hours |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PMworking hours |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM the next day |
How far apart are Honolulu and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles (United States) runs 3 hours ahead of Honolulu (United States). In practical terms, the working day in Los Angeles starts while Honolulu is still in the early hours or asleep, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Honolulu time, roughly 5 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Los Angeles observes daylight saving but Honolulu does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 3 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the time difference between Honolulu and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. When it is 9:00 AM in Honolulu, it is 12:00 PM in Los Angeles.
When it is 9:00 AM in Honolulu, what time is it in Los Angeles?
It is 12:00 PM in Los Angeles. Going the other way, when it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles it is 6:00 AM in Honolulu.
What is the best time to call between Honolulu and Los Angeles?
Both cities are within normal working hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM Honolulu time — about 5 hours of overlap. That window is the easiest time to schedule a call or meeting.
Does the Honolulu–Los Angeles time difference change with daylight saving?
Los Angeles observes daylight saving but Honolulu does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 3 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).