Love Taps / Time zones / Honolulu and Los Angeles
Time difference between Honolulu and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu. From November 1, 2026: Los Angeles is 2 hours ahead of Honolulu.
| Honolulu | United States · Pacific/Honolulu · UTC−10 |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
| Difference now | Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| Distance | 2,560 miles (4,120 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 2 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| From March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 3 hours ahead of Honolulu |
Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time. Los Angeles observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in Honolulu = 11:00 am – 11:00 pm in Los Angeles · 12 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Honolulu = 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Los Angeles · 3 hours
Both awake while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Honolulu = 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Los Angeles · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Honolulu = 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Los Angeles · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Honolulu is 11:00 am in Los Angeles.
- 10:00 pm in Honolulu is 1:00 am in Los Angeles the next day.
- 8:00 am in Los Angeles is 5:00 am in Honolulu.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Honolulu | Los Angeles | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 8:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Los Angeles asleep |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Los Angeles asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Los Angeles asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 2:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Honolulu and New York · 6 hours
- Honolulu and Seattle · 3 hours
- Honolulu and Chicago · 5 hours
- Honolulu and Manila · 18 hours
- Honolulu and Tokyo · 19 hours
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Chicago and Los Angeles · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Seattle · 0 hours
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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.