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2:00 am02:00 HST (UTC-10), Nov 10, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 U (UTC-8), Nov 10, 2026

HST is 2 hours behind U.

HST and U examples

These examples always use HST (UTC-10) and U (UTC-8). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

HST is 2 hours behind U.

How the time difference changes

HST is 2 hours behind U year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in U.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in U.

Compare HST time with U time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Hawaii Standard Time is 2 hours behind Uniform Time Zone.
2:00 am02:00 in HST is 4:00 am04:00 in U

HST to U call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in HST which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in U.

2:00 am02:00 Hawaii Standard Time (HST). Offset UTC -10:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Uniform Time Zone (U). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

2:00 am02:00 HST / 4:00 am04:00 U

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Hawaii Standard Time

Offset: HST is 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HST time zone is Honolulu in the United States, with about 350,964 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pearl City, Hilo, Kailua, Waipahu.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Hawaii Standard Time (HST) keep the same time all year, while others use HST for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Hawaii Standard Time (HST)
HST all year HST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on HST.

HST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -10 - basic short
  • -1000 - basic
  • -10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -1000 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Whiskey - Military abbreviation for HST
  • W - short form of 'Whiskey'
IANA/Olson: Reflects HST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Adak
  • America/Atka
  • HST
  • Pacific/Honolulu
  • Pacific/Johnston
  • US/Aleutian
  • US/Hawaii
Time zones with the GMT -10 offset:
  • HAST - Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
  • CKT - Cook Island Time
  • HST - Hawaii Standard Time
  • TAHT - Tahiti Time
  • W - Whiskey Time Zone

Uniform Time Zone

Offset: U is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, Pitcairn, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the U time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Uniform Time Zone (U) keep the same time all year, while others use U for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Uniform Time Zone (U)
U part of the year

Today some of the shaded areas are on UTC−9 (AKST).

U representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for U
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone