Convert Central Standard Time to Hawaii Standard Time
Instantly convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Hawaii Standard Time (HST) with our free online calculator.
Central Standard Time
11:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (CST)
Hawaii Standard Time
07:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (HST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CST | HST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
How to Convert Central Standard Time to Hawaii Standard Time
Formula
To convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Hawaii Standard Time (HST): Convert CST to HST
About Central Standard Time (CST)
Central Standard Time (CST, IANA: America/Chicago, America/Mexico_City) is the time zone for the US Central region, central Mexico, and most of Central America, set at UTC-6:00. CST is the most populous US time zone by area covered and serves the Chicago-Dallas-Houston-Minneapolis corridor of ~80 million people across CST states (Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee western, Kansas eastern, Nebraska eastern, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky western, Indiana western, Michigan UP, Florida panhandle) plus Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey since 2022 DST abolition), Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize. CST observes DST (switching to CDT = UTC-5:00) per Energy Policy Act 2005 — except for Mexico nationally, which abolished DST in 2022 except for border zones aligning with US DST. CST affects: NYSE close at 15:00 CST, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) commodity futures pit/electronic hours, Texas Medical Center coordinated patient handoffs.
About Hawaii Standard Time (HST)
Hawaii Standard Time (HST, IANA: Pacific/Honolulu) is the time zone for the State of Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska west of 169.5°W. HST is UTC-10:00 year-round and does not observe Daylight Saving Time per Hawaii Revised Statutes §1-31 (Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act of 1966). When the US mainland switches to Daylight Saving Time in March, the offset from Hawaii to the West Coast (Pacific Time) becomes 3 hours instead of the standard 2 hours. Honolulu sees solar noon at approximately 12:30 PM HST in summer. HST is the same offset as Cook Island Time (CKT) and Tahiti Time (TAHT) in French Polynesia, allowing easy mental conversion across the central Pacific. Time-sensitive activities affected by HST include Pacific tsunami warning system coordination per NOAA NTWC, US military operations from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and the Mauna Kea astronomical observatories' nightly observing schedules.