Standard time gives way to daylight saving in most of U.S.

Hawaii clocks unchanged as Standard time gives way to daylight saving in most of U.S.

BY Spectrum News Staff Honolulu

PUBLISHED 11:35 AM ET Mar. 10, 2023 PUBLISHED 11:35 AM EST Mar. 10, 2023

This weekend, there will be even more time separating Hawaii residents and visitors from the mainland. Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States.

The transition to daylight saving time is official at 2 a.m. local time Sunday across much of the country. Then on March 20, winter sunsets and spring is sprung.

No time change is observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

Hawaii will be three hours behind the West Coast of the United States and six hours behind the East Coast.

A poll conducted in October 2021 found that most people in the United States want to avoid switching between daylight saving and standard time, though there is no consensus behind which should be used all year.

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only 25% of those questioned said they preferred to switch back and forth between standard and daylight saving time. Forty-three percent said they would like to see standard time used during the entire year. Thirty-two percent said they would prefer that daylight saving time be used all year.

—The Associated Press contributed to this story.