The short answer
8am in Hawaii Time is 2am in Kuala Lumpur on the next day.
Hawaii Time is 18 hours behind Kuala Lumpur. It lands deep outside working hours in Kuala Lumpur — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Hawaii Time☀
8am
Kuala Lumpur☾
2am
next day
Right now
12:39amHST · UTC-10:00 · Mon, Jun 22
6:39pm+08:00 · UTC+08:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Hawaii Time
HST · UTC-10:00
Kuala Lumpur
+08:00 · UTC+08:00
Pinned8amHawaii Time=2amKuala Lumpur · Tue (next day)
NOW
12amMon
6pm
1am
7pm
2am
8pm
3am
9pm
4am
10pm
5am
11pm
6am
12amTue ·+1d
7am
1amTue ·+1d
PINNED
8am
2amTue ·+1d
9am
WORK3amTue ·+1d
10am
WORK4amTue ·+1d
11am
WORK5amTue ·+1d
12pm
WORK6amTue ·+1d
1pm
WORK7amTue ·+1d
2pm
WORK8amTue ·+1d
3pm
WORK9amTue ·+1d
WORK4pm
WORK10amTue ·+1d
WORK5pm
11amTue ·+1d
WORK6pm
12pmTue ·+1d
WORK7pm
1pmTue ·+1d
WORK8pm
2pmTue ·+1d
WORK9pm
3pmTue ·+1d
WORK10pm
4pmTue ·+1d
WORK11pm
5pmTue ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
Hawaii Time
3pm–5pm
Kuala Lumpur
9am–11am
next day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amHawaii Time=3amKuala Lumpur · next day
12pmHawaii Time=6amKuala Lumpur · next day
3pmHawaii Time=9amKuala Lumpur · next day
5pmHawaii Time=11amKuala Lumpur · next day
9pmHawaii Time=3pmKuala Lumpur · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Hawaii Time
12:39amHST · UTC-10:00
US
Kuala Lumpur
6:39pm+08:00 · UTC+08:00
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Pacific Time
3:39am
India Standard Time
4:09pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
6:39am
Central European Time
12:39pm
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
4:09pm
Eastern Standard Time
6:39am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
11:39am
India Standard Time
4:09pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
3:39am
Eastern Standard Time
6:39am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
12:39pm
India Standard Time
4:09pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Hawaii Time and Kuala Lumpur. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Hawaii Time and Kuala Lumpur?
- Hawaii Time is 18 hours behind Kuala Lumpur 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 8am in Hawaii Time, what time is it in Kuala Lumpur?
- 8am in Hawaii Time is 2am in Kuala Lumpur on the next day. It lands deep outside working hours in Kuala Lumpur — 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 Hawaii Time and Kuala Lumpur?
- 3pm–5pm in Hawaii Time lines up with 9am–11am in Kuala Lumpur the next day — 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 — HST and +08:00 — 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.