On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Steven Abner wrote:

On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Arthur Olson wrote:

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Thanks for the message.

1. Hawaii hasn't used DST since the end of World War II, which is why the Hawaiian zone ends with the lines... -10:30 1:00 HDT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2 -10:30 - HST 1947 Jun 8 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2 -10:00 - HST ...rather than your suggested... -10:30 1:00 HDT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2 -10:30 US H%sT 1947 Jun 8 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2 -10:00 - HST ...(although since there was no federally-mandated DST in the US from the end of World War II until the 1960s, the effect is the same).

2. Since the current best guess is that Metlakatla hasn't used DST since 1983, the last two lines of the Metlakatla zone should actually be... -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -8:00 - MeST ...without separate Metlakatla rules.

--ado

Thank you for responding! Hi

I didn't suggest any change to Hawaii. That is a direct copy from your files tzdata2011g. As for Metlakatia I don't understand. I believe you are saying that "wiki" information, of the town, for the timezone is incorrect? Are you saying that they only observe STD and the abbreviated name is "MeST" ?

Steve

sorry I should have added: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlakatla,_Alaska it it where I got no DST but alternating abbreviated names.