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Hawaii Standard Time

Hawaii Standard Time

3.5
Time used in Hawaii and nearby islands that is ten hours behind UTC
  • noun
  • /həˈwaɪi ˈstændərd taɪm/
  • US
translation icon : Hora estándar de Hawái
  • The flight departs at 3 PM Hawaii Standard Time, so please arrive early.

Examples

  • Hawaii Standard Time:

    Blog text (2)

  • Meet me for lunch at 12 PM Hawaii Standard Time.

  • During summer, many people adjust their schedules according to Hawaii Standard Time.

Synonyms

Hawaii Time
vsHawaii Standard Time
  • US
2.5

The clock time people use in Hawaii and some nearby islands

specifies the offset as ten hours behind Coordinated Universal Time

Surface Forms

Hawaii Standard Time singular
Hawaii Standard Times plural

Morphology

Hawaii + standard + time

The meaning 'the official time used in Hawaii (UTC−10:00)' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Hawaii' (the place) + 'standard' (official/accepted) + 'time' (clock time). The pattern 'X Standard Time' (region + official time zone) is a common, transparent construction cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Hawaii Standard Time comes from the simple idea of using one clock for the Hawaiian islands: Hawaii (the place) and standard time (the 'regular time' people follow). Because Hawaii sits far west in the Pacific, this clock runs ten hours behind the world clock, so the name means 'the official time used in Hawaii'.