United States
Hawaii Honolulu Mission
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Northern America
- Local time
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates
- 21.3° N, 157.9° W
- Population of Honolulu
- 350,964
- Climate
- Tropical rainforest (Köppen Af)
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD $)
- Languages in the United States
- English, Spanish
Where is the Hawaii Honolulu Mission?
The Hawaii Honolulu Mission is based in Honolulu, in Hawaii, United States. Honolulu lies about 7,770 km (4,830 miles) west of Washington, D.C., at 21.3° N, 157.9° W.
Honolulu has a recorded population of about 351,000. It is one of 133 missions based in the United States.
Missionaries assigned here serve across areas set by the mission, which can reach well beyond Honolulu itself, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.
Where this information comes from
Local time in Honolulu
Missionary Tracker shows this clock and today’s weather next to your missionary, so nobody has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.
Climate and seasons in Honolulu
Honolulu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Hot through the whole year, with substantial rain in every month and no dry season. The warmest month is September, averaging a daily high of 31 °C (88 °F); the coolest is February, averaging a daily low of 18 °C (64 °F). Around 1,217 mm (47.9 in) of precipitation falls in an average year, most of it in January and least in June.
Wetter months
October – November
- Average high
- 30 °C (86 °F)
- Average low
- 22 °C (72 °F)
- Rainfall
- 224 mm (8.8 in)
Drier months
January – December
- Average high
- 29 °C (84 °F)
- Average low
- 21 °C (70 °F)
- Rainfall
- 993 mm (39.1 in)
This describes the weather, not what to pack. Your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own “what to bring” instructions decide your clothing and equipment, and they take priority over anything here.
Languages
Languages most widely used in the United States are English and Spanish.
- English
- Spanish
This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries in one mission are not always assigned the same one.
Preparing to serve in the Hawaii Honolulu Mission
Start with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.
What to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call
The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.
Read the guideLDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave
The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.
Read the guideLDS Missionary Packing List
Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.
Read the guideWhat to Bring to the MTC
The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.
Read the guideVisa and travel arrangements are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.
Mission tools
Both tools are free, run entirely in your browser, and open with the Hawaii Honolulu Mission already selected.
Know your mission dates?
Enter the start and expected return dates for days served, days remaining and the halfway point — then download a shareable countdown card.
Create a CountdownPrintable countdown map
Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Hawaii, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.
Create a Countdown MapCalled to the Hawaii Honolulu Mission?
Set up your mission before you leave. Add the Hawaii Honolulu Mission and your dates to Missionary Tracker so your family has one private place to follow your countdown, current serving area and updates once your mission begins.
Free on iPhone and Android. Profiles are shared by join code, not published anywhere.
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