The short answer
5am in Eastern Time is 11pm in Hawaii Time on the previous day.
Eastern Time is 6 hours ahead of Hawaii Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Hawaii Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Eastern Time☾
5am
Hawaii Time☾
11pm
previous day
Right now
5:23amEDT · UTC-04:00 · Mon, Jun 22
11:23pmHST · UTC-10:00 · Sun, Jun 21
Read across to convert
Eastern Time
EDT · UTC-04:00
Hawaii Time
HST · UTC-10:00
Pinned5amEastern Time=11pmHawaii Time · Sun (previous day)
12amMon
6pmSun ·−1d
1am
7pmSun ·−1d
2am
8pmSun ·−1d
3am
9pmSun ·−1d
4am
10pmSun ·−1d
PINNED
5am
11pmSun ·−1d
6am
12amMon
7am
1am
8am
2am
9am
WORK3am
10am
WORK4am
11am
WORK5am
12pm
WORK6am
1pm
WORK7am
2pm
WORK8am
3pm
WORK9am
WORK4pm
WORK10am
WORK5pm
11am
WORK6pm
12pm
WORK7pm
1pm
WORK8pm
2pm
WORK9pm
3pm
WORK10pm
4pm
WORK11pm
5pm
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
Eastern Time
3pm–5pm
Hawaii Time
9am–11am
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amEastern Time=3amHawaii Time
12pmEastern Time=6amHawaii Time
3pmEastern Time=9amHawaii Time
5pmEastern Time=11amHawaii Time
9pmEastern Time=3pmHawaii Time
In context
What each side covers.
Eastern Time
5:23amEDT · UTC-04:00
Cities on this clock
Hawaii Time
11:23pmHST · UTC-10:00
US
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
2:24am
India Standard Time
2:54pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
5:24am
Central European Time
11:24am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
2:54pm
Eastern Standard Time
5:24am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
10:24am
India Standard Time
2:54pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
2:24am
Eastern Standard Time
5:24am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
11:24am
India Standard Time
2:54pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Eastern Time and Hawaii Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Eastern Time and Hawaii Time?
- Eastern Time is 6 hours ahead of Hawaii Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 5am in Eastern Time, what time is it in Hawaii Time?
- 5am in Eastern Time is 11pm in Hawaii Time on the previous day. It lands deep outside working hours in Hawaii Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Eastern Time and Hawaii Time?
- 3pm–5pm in Eastern Time lines up with 9am–11am in Hawaii Time — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — EDT and HST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.