Meeting time

Best time to meet: Houston and Honolulu

Houston is 4 hours ahead of Honolulu right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours: 1 PM to 5 PM in Houston, which is 9 AM to 1 PM in Honolulu. The easiest time to meet is 2 PM in Houston (10 AM in Honolulu).

Tue 9:56 AMHouston · Central Standard TimeTue 5:56 AMHonolulu · Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Houston time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

HoustonHonolulu
6 AM2 AMBoth off
7 AM3 AMBoth off
8 AM4 AMBoth off
9 AM5 AMHouston at work
10 AM6 AMHouston at work
11 AM7 AMHouston at work
12 PM8 AMHouston at work
1 PM9 AMBoth at work
2 PM10 AMEasiest time
3 PM11 AMBoth at work
4 PM12 PMBoth at work
5 PM1 PMHonolulu at work
6 PM2 PMHonolulu at work
7 PM3 PMHonolulu at work
8 PM4 PMHonolulu at work
9 PM5 PMBoth off
10 PM6 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesHouston isBoth at work (Houston time)Easiest (Houston / Honolulu)
Now to March 14, 20274 hours ahead1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back
4 hours ahead1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Honolulu when it is 9 AM in Houston?
5 AM in Honolulu, while Houston is 4 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Houston and Honolulu?
2 PM in Houston, which is 10 AM in Honolulu. Both cities are at work from 1 PM to 5 PM Houston time.
Does the time difference between Houston and Honolulu change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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