HST to EST converter

When it's 9:00 am in Honolulu, it's 3:00 pm in New York (2:00 pm from November to March). Only 2 hours of your working days overlap, so the meeting slot is worth picking with care.

Convert Hawaii Standard Time (HST) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for any date and time.

Eastern Time is 6 hours ahead of Hawaii Time from March to November, and 5 hours ahead the rest of the year.

Right now HST is UTC−10 and Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5). Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm HST is 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST.

  • 8:00 am HST1:00 pm EST
  • 9:00 am HST2:00 pm EST
  • 10:00 am HST3:00 pm EST
  • 12:00 pm HST5:00 pm EST
  • 3:00 pm HST8:00 pm EST
  • 5:00 pm HST10:00 pm EST
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  • Hawaii-Aleutian Standard TimeReference

    Hawaii

    Tue, Nov 3

    HST UTC−10ReferenceOutside working hours

  • Eastern Time

    US & Canada

    Tue, Nov 3

    EST UTC−5+5h from Hawaii-Aleutian Standard TimeOutside working hours

Best time to meet 9:00 AM–12:00 PM in Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time on Tue, Nov 3, when everyone is inside working hours.

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HST to EST conversion table

Every hour of the day in HST, converted to EST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.

HST to EST, hour by hour
HSTESTUntil 14 March 2027EDTFrom 14 March 2027
12:00 am HST5:00 am EST6:00 am EDT
1:00 am HST6:00 am EST7:00 am EDT
2:00 am HST7:00 am EST8:00 am EDT
3:00 am HST8:00 am EST9:00 am EDT
4:00 am HST9:00 am EST10:00 am EDT
5:00 am HST10:00 am EST11:00 am EDT
6:00 am HST11:00 am EST12:00 pm EDT
7:00 am HST12:00 pm EST1:00 pm EDT
8:00 am HST1:00 pm EST2:00 pm EDT
9:00 am HST2:00 pm EST3:00 pm EDT
10:00 am HST3:00 pm EST4:00 pm EDT
11:00 am HST4:00 pm EST5:00 pm EDT
12:00 pm HST5:00 pm EST6:00 pm EDT
1:00 pm HST6:00 pm EST7:00 pm EDT
2:00 pm HST7:00 pm EST8:00 pm EDT
3:00 pm HST8:00 pm EST9:00 pm EDT
4:00 pm HST9:00 pm EST10:00 pm EDT
5:00 pm HST10:00 pm EST11:00 pm EDT
6:00 pm HST11:00 pm EST12:00 am EDT(next day)
7:00 pm HST12:00 am EST(next day)1:00 am EDT(next day)
8:00 pm HST1:00 am EST(next day)2:00 am EDT(next day)
9:00 pm HST2:00 am EST(next day)3:00 am EDT(next day)
10:00 pm HST3:00 am EST(next day)4:00 am EDT(next day)
11:00 pm HST4:00 am EST(next day)5:00 am EDT(next day)

Best times to meet

Your working hours overlap for 3 hours, from 9:00 am HST (2:00 pm EST) to 12:00 pm HST (5:00 pm EST). That's the best window for a meeting.

About these time zones

HST: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time

Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time is UTC−10.

Hawaii, which doesn't use daylight saving time. The Aleutian Islands of Alaska use HST in winter and HDT in summer.

EST: Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.

New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.

How the difference changes

Right now EST is 5 hours ahead of HST. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 6 hours.

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