Hawaii is an island in the USA. It is situated in the Pacific Ocean and is 2000 miles distant from USA's mainland. Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii island. Hawaii has HAST as its standard time. HAST( Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) is not just used in Hawaii but it is also the standard time of Aleutian( a chain of 14 volcanic islands).
HAST lags behind UTC by 9 hrs (i.e. -9 GMT/UTC). In contrast to USA's mainland and states these Islands do not observe Daylight Saving Time( DST ).
Here's a short preview of HAST, islands using HAST as standard time, its time offset difference from GMT/UTC and DST observation.
| Country: | USA |
| Time zone abbreviation: | HAST |
| Time zone name: | Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time |
| Time offset: | UTC/GMT-10:00 |
| Observe DST: | No |
Hawaii can be anywhere from two to five hours or three to six hours in the back of the US mainland, contingent on whether or it's Daylight Savings. Hawaii is among the very few States in the US which does not follow Daylight Savings Time.