Every year starting the second Sunday in March continuing through the first Sunday in November, most of the world moves their clocks forward one hour.  Moving the clock forward in the summer months is called Daylight Savings Time.  DST was originally created with two main purposes in mind:  the extended daylight hours in the evening allows us to save on energy consumption and increases the time we can be outdoors enjoying our leisure activities.

Daylight Savings Time is observed throughout most of the United States of America.  The state of Hawaii is one of the exceptions.  Hawaii is situated in a tropical latitude and due to how far south it is situated, does not experience much variation in it’s sunrise and sunset times over the course of a year.  In July, the sun sets around 7 pm, and in January the sun sets around 6 pm.  Since there would be very little to gain by “springing forward”, Hawaii has chosen not to participate in Daylight Savings Time.

This is helpful knowledge when you are planning your trip to Hawaii from the mainland.  From mid-March to early November, when it is 8:00 am in Hawaii, it is 11:00 am on the west coast.  From early-November to mid-March, when it is 8:00 am in Hawaii, it is only 10:00 am on the west coast.

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