How to Book Hawaiian Airlines Flights with Miles

Hawaiian Airlines serves destinations in North America, Asia, and the South Pacific from Hawaii. Although a merger between Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines would bring Hawaiian into the Oneworld alliance, the airline is not currently a member of a major airline alliance. Instead, it has several partnerships, some of which allow you to redeem points and miles for Hawaiian Airlines flights.

In this guide, I’ll discuss some of the best ways to redeem points and miles for flights operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Don’t worry if you don’t currently have points or miles with some of the loyalty programs discussed, because I’ll discuss which transferable points you can transfer to each program.

Hawaiian Airlines Miles

It seems fitting to start with HawaiianMiles when discussing how to book Hawaiian Airlines flights with miles. HawaiianMiles publishes award tables for a variety of award types. You’ll see discounted award amounts on some of these tables, which are only available to Pualani Platinum and Pualani Gold elite members, Premier Club members, and select Hawaiian Airlines cardholders. Meanwhile, upgrade amounts are only available on paid tickets.

For example, here is the one-way award table for flights to neighboring islands within Hawaii:

I found many dates that offer flights from Honolulu to Maui for 7,500 miles in economy and 15,000 miles in business. The taxes and fees are modest at $6.

In the meantime, here are the one-way award charts for flights between the continental United States and Hawaii:

I have found Main Cabin 1 award prices on many dates for flights between the continental US and Hawaii. First Class 1 award space is harder to find, but I have found it on some dates (especially if you are willing to fly in a lie-flat seat instead of a full flat seat). Taxes and fees are also only $6 for these awards.

You can earn Hawaiian Miles by transferring American Express Membership Rewards points, Bilt Rewards points and Marriott Bonvoy points.

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JetBlue TrueBlue

You can redeem JetBlue points for flights operated by Hawaiian. JetBlue TrueBlue does not publish an award chart for Hawaiian Airlines, but based on my research, award fares are consistent on a particular nonstop route.

For example, you can expect to redeem 7,500 points for a one-way economy flight from Honolulu to Maui or 14,000 points for a one-way business class flight.

You can redeem 20,000 points in economy class or 50,000 points in business class for a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu.

I was unable to find any dates with business class award availability from Boston to Honolulu. However, I consistently found economy class awards bookable for 37,900 points on this route to Hawaii.

You can also redeem 20,000 JetBlue points to fly economy on Hawaii’s weekly flight from Honolulu to Tahiti.

You can earn JetBlue points in many ways, including JetBlue credit cards and transfers from American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi ThankYou Rewards.

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American Airlines Advantage

According to the AAdvantage Partner Standard Award Chart, you can redeem American Airlines miles for Hawaiian Airlines flights that are not between the continental United States and Hawaii. AAdvantage awards that include one or more segments operated by Hawaiian Airlines may also include American Airlines flights and flights operated by other AAdvantage partners.

You can redeem 7,500 miles and pay $5.60 in taxes and fees to fly economy class within Hawaii on flights operated from Hawaii.

You can also fly economy between Hawaii and anywhere in the contiguous 48 U.S. states and Canada for 22,500 miles plus $5.60 in taxes and fees. However, you’ll only get this award price if your award includes at least one flight operated by an AAdvantage partner (such as a flight within Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines).

You can redeem American miles to fly Hawaiian Airlines economy class one-way from Hawaii to Japan for 32,500 miles plus $5.60 in taxes and fees.

On Hawaiian Airlines’ weekly flight from Hawaii to French Polynesia, you can redeem 37,500 American miles plus $5.60 in taxes and fees for a one-way economy flight.

You can earn American miles through a variety of methods, including AAdvantage credit cards, Bask Bank, and transfers from Marriott Bonvoy.

Related: Best Uses for American Airlines AAdvantage Miles

Delta Airlines SkyMiles Miles

You can redeem Delta Air Lines miles for Hawaiian Airlines flights within Hawaii. For example, you could redeem 7,500 miles plus $6 for a one-way economy flight from Honolulu to Kona.

You can also redeem Delta miles for multi-segment itineraries that include a Hawaiian-operated flight within Hawaii. For example, you could redeem 26,000 miles plus $6 for a one-way economy flight from Los Angeles to Lihue via Honolulu. Delta operates the flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, while Hawaiian Airlines operates the flight from Honolulu to Lihue.

However, you will not be able to use the TakeOff 15 feature on this award booking because it includes a segment that Delta does not operate. You also cannot redeem Delta miles for other Hawaiian Airlines flights, such as those to Asia, the continental United States, or the South Pacific.

You can earn Delta miles through a variety of methods, including Delta credit cards and transfers from American Express Membership Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy.

Related: Things You Need to Know About Delta SkyMiles

United Airlines Mileage Plus

Like Delta SkyMiles, United MileagePlus only allows members to redeem miles for Hawaiian Airlines flights within Hawaii. So, you could redeem United Airlines miles for a one-way intra-Hawaii flight in economy for 12,500 miles and $5.60. Every intra-Hawaii route I checked that was bookable through United MileagePlus cost 12,500 miles and $5.60, which is less appealing than most of the other loyalty programs discussed in this guide.

Award fares are much less consistent when you add a Hawaiian-operated segment to a United-operated award ticket. On one date I checked, I could redeem 27,500 miles for a two-stop economy saver award from Houston to Maui or 70,000 miles for a one-stop award. In both cases, United would operate the flight(s) from Houston to Honolulu and Hawaiian Airlines would operate the flight from Honolulu to Maui.

You can earn United miles through a variety of methods, including United credit cards and transfers from Chase Ultimate Rewards, Bilt Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy.

Related: How to Get the Most Value from the United MileagePlus Program

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

You can redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points according to the program’s award chart for Hawaiian Airlines. You’ll want to fly non-stop, as you’ll have to pay for each segment separately.

Unfortunately, you cannot redeem Virgin points to book flights operated from Hawaii online. Instead, you will need to call to check award availability, determine taxes and fees, and book.

You can earn Virgin points by transferring American Express Membership Rewards points, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, Citi ThankYou Rewards points, Bilt Rewards points and Marriott Bonvoy points.

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Japan Airlines Miles Bank

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank offers a distance-based award chart for Hawaiian Airlines flights.

For a one-way flight between Honolulu and Maui, you would pay 12,000 miles and 800 Japanese yen (about $5.50). But since the straight-line distance between the airports at these destinations is about 100 miles, you would only pay 12,000 miles plus 1,600 yen (about $11) for a round-trip flight.

However, while for a one-way flight between Honolulu and Tokyo you would pay 23,000 miles and 800 yen, for a round-trip flight between these two airports you would pay 45,000 miles and 7,300 yen (about $50).

Perhaps the biggest problem with booking Hawaiian Airlines flights with Mileage Bank is that the only major transferable currency to Japan Airlines is Marriott Bonvoy points.

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Frequent Velocity Traveler

You can also redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer points for Hawaiian Airlines flights. However, not all flights have award seats available and you must call the Velocity Member Contact Center to check availability and book.

You can check the cost of an award for a specific nonstop route on the Velocity website. But here’s a look at the Velocity award chart for flights operated by Hawaiian Airlines:

To get an idea of ​​the routes you can book and the level of taxes and fees, you can check out the following three award redemption examples on the Hawaiian Airlines partner page on the Velocity website.

You can earn Velocity points by transferring Marriott Bonvoy points.

In conclusion

You have a variety of options for booking Hawaiian Airlines flights with points or miles. In addition to the options outlined in this guide, you can redeem points or miles to book Hawaiian Airlines flights through many travel portals with a credit card. This may offer more value when booking intra-Hawaii flights, which are often inexpensive.

You can also book Hawaiian Airlines flights through Korean Air SkyPass and China Airlines Dynasty Flyer. However, I have not covered these programs in this guide because it will be difficult for most US-based travelers to earn enough rewards from them, since neither are transfer partners for any of the major US transferable currencies.