Hawaiian Airlines: The Complete Guide to Earning and Redeeming HawaiianMiles

Differing from most frequent flyer programs, you earn HawaiianMiles based on how far you fly instead of how much you spend. In other words, you earn one HawaiianMile for every mile you fly.

You’ll earn bonuses if you have Pualani status:

Hawaiian Airlines co-branded credit cards are the best way to earn Hawaiian miles. The cards are issued by Barclaycard and offer lucrative welcome bonuses that equal enough miles to cover select roundtrip flights.

Did you fly Hawaiian Airlines before becoming a HawaiianMiles member? Retroactively claim these miles for flights taken up to 120 days before you signed up.

Although Hawaiian Airlines isn’t a part of any of the three major airline alliances – Oneworld, SkyTeam or Star Alliance – it does have a decent number of airline partners.

Earn HawaiianMiles when you use your membership number on select flights with the following carriers:

The amount of miles you earn depends on fare class, with some fare classes excluded.

Earn Mileage Plan miles and enjoy savings with the following car rental partners:

The above information is subject to change. Click here for updated information on HawaiianMiles hotel partners.

Earn HawaiianMiles even when you’re not traveling with hundreds of stores, restaurants and activity partners, including:

Another option is to transfer your American Express Membership Rewards® or Marriott Bonvoy points to HawaiianMiles:

Purchase 500 HawaiianMiles for $14.58. That’s approximately $0.03 apiece. It’s a relatively high price considering we value each HawaiianMile at $0.012 at redemption, on average. For more information on purchasing HawaiianMiles, click here.

The Platinum Card® from American Express offers 80,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $8,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. You'll earn: • 5X Membership Rewards Points for flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year. • 5X Membership Rewards Points on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel. • $200 Hotel Credit: Get up to $200 back in statement credits each year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts(R) or The Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel using your Platinum Card(R). The Hotel Collection requires a minimum two-night stay. • $240 Digital Entertainment Credit: Get up to $20 back in statement credits each month on eligible purchases made with your Platinum Card on one or more of the following: Disney+, a Disney Bundle, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Peacock, and The Wall Street Journal. Enrollment required. • The American Express Global Lounge Collection can provide an escape at the airport. With complimentary access to more than 1,400 airport lounges across 140 countries and counting, you have more airport lounge options than any other credit card issuer on the market. As of 03/2023. • $155 Walmart+ Credit: Save on eligible delivery fees, shipping, and more with a Walmart+ membership. Use your Platinum Card to pay for a monthly Walmart+ membership and get up to $12.95 plus applicable taxes back on one membership (excluding Plus Ups) each month. • $200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to your Platinum Card. • $200 Uber Cash: Platinum Card Members can get out and about and explore their local area with $15 in Uber Cash for US rides each month, plus a bonus $20 in December. That can be up to $200 in annual Uber savings. Simply download the Uber app and add your Platinum Card to your Uber account to get started. Available to Basic Card Member only. Effective 11/8/2024, an Amex Card must be selected as the payment method for your Uber or Uber Eats transaction to redeem the Amex Uber Cash benefit. • $199 CLEAR Plus Credit: CLEAR Plus helps to get you to your gate faster at 50+ airports nationwide and get up to $199 back per calendar year on your Membership (subject to auto-renewal) when you use your Card. CLEARLanes are available at 100+ airports, stadiums, and entertainment venues. • Receive either a $120 statement credit every 4 years for a Global Entry application fee or a statement credit up to $85 every 4.5 years for a TSA PreCheck (through a TSA official enrollment provider) application fee, when charged to your Platinum Card. Card Members approved for Global Entry will also receive access to TSA PreCheck at no additional cost. • Shop Saks with Platinum: Get up to $100 in statement credits annually for purchases in Saks Fifth Avenue stores or at saks.com on your Platinum Card. That's up to $50 in statement credits semi-annually. Enrollment required. This card comes with a $695 annual fee.¤ (See Rates & Fees), but you cardholders can enjoy Uber VIP status and up to $200 in Uber savings on rides in the US annually. Uber Cash and Uber VIP status is available to Basic Card Member and Additional Centurion Cards only. Terms Apply. Terms Apply. Click here to learn how to apply

The American Express® Gold Card offers 60,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $6,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. You'll earn: • 4X Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year. • 4X Membership Rewards points per dollar spent at US supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year. • 3X Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on flights booked directly with airlines or on AmexTravel.com. • 2X Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on prepaid hotels and other eligible purchases booked on AmexTravel.com. • 1X Membership Rewards point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases. Other benefits: • $120 Uber Cash on Gold: Add your Gold Card to your Uber account and each month automatically get $10 in Uber Cash for Uber Eats orders or Uber rides in the U.S., totaling up to $120 per year. Effective 11/8/2024, an Amex Card must be selected as the payment method for your Uber or Uber Eats transaction to redeem the Amex Uber Cash benefit. • $84 Dunkin' Credit: With the $84 Dunkin' Credit, you can earn up to $7 in monthly statement credits after you enroll and pay with the American Express(R) Gold Card at Dunkin' locations. • $100 Resy Credit: Get up to $100 in statement credits each calendar year after you pay with the American Express(R) Gold Card to dine at U.S. Resy restaurants or make other eligible Resy purchases. That's up to $50 in statement credits semi-annually. Enrollment required. • $120 Dining Credit: Satisfy your cravings, sweet or savory, with the $120 Dining Credit. Earn up to $10 in statement credits monthly when you pay with the American Express(R) Gold Card at Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly, Wine.com, and Five Guys. Enrollment required. • Explore over 1,000 upscale hotels worldwide with The Hotel Collection and receive a $100 credit towards eligible charges with every booking of two nights or more through AmexTravel.com. Eligible charges vary by property. This card has an annual fee of $325 with no foreign transaction fees (See Rates & Fees). Terms Apply. Click here to learn how to apply

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express has a welcome offer of 150,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership. You'll earn: • 5X Membership Rewards® points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com. • 1.5X points (that's an extra half point per dollar) on each eligible purchase at US construction material, hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers, and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on purchases of $5,000 or more, on up to $2 million per Card Account per calendar year. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus. • 1X points for each dollar you spend on eligible purchases • Unlock over $1,000 in statement credits on select purchases, including tech, recruiting and wireless in the first year of membership with the Business Platinum Card. Enrollment required. • $200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to the Card. • $199 CLEAR Plus Credit: Use your card and get up to $199 in statement credits per calendar year on your CLEAR Plus Membership (subject to auto-renewal) when you use the Business Platinum Card. This card does come with a $695 annual fee. (See Rates & Fees) Terms Apply. Click here to learn how to apply

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express has a welcome offer of 150,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership. You'll earn: • 5X Membership Rewards® points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com. • 1.5X points (that's an extra half point per dollar) on each eligible purchase at US construction material, hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers, and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on purchases of $5,000 or more, on up to $2 million per Card Account per calendar year. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus. • 1X points for each dollar you spend on eligible purchases • Unlock over $1,000 in statement credits on select purchases, including tech, recruiting and wireless in the first year of membership with the Business Platinum Card. Enrollment required. • $200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to the Card. • $199 CLEAR Plus Credit: Use your card and get up to $199 in statement credits per calendar year on your CLEAR Plus Membership (subject to auto-renewal) when you use the Business Platinum Card. This card does come with a $695 annual fee. (See Rates & Fees) Terms Apply. Click here to learn how to apply

Use your HawaiianMiles for award flights, starting as low as 7,500 miles one-way for travel within Hawaii and 20,000 miles between Hawaii and the West Coast.
Click here to view the official HawaiianMiles award chart.

Pualani Elite, Premier Club and Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard members enjoy exclusive flight award discounts.

Use your HawaiianMiles to book award travel with the following airline partners:

You can only book roundtrip award tickets for the airlines above. There are no one-way, multi-city or stopover flights available. The only exception is JetBlue. Click here to view partner award charts.

Unfortunately, HawaiianMiles does not let you book partner award flights online. You’ll have to call the reservation line, with your membership number ready, instead.

If you booked your Hawaiian Airlines flight in cash, you can upgrade with miles up to 26 hours before departure. HawaiianMiles no longer publishes an upgrade award chart, but expect to pay around 25,000 to 50,000 miles for an upgrade.

If you wait until check-in, you can upgrade for even less miles.

Use your HawaiianMiles to redeem awards for hotel stays, rental cars, dining, shopping and more:

Rental Cars:

Grocery, Shopping and Dining:

Other options:

Share: You can gift your miles to anyone with a HawaiianMiles account. Those with a Hawaiian Airlines credit card can share their miles with another cardholder for free. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay a $25 service fee plus $0.01 per mile transfer fee. A minimum of 2,000 HawaiianMiles can be shared at a time.

Donate: Donate your miles to a participating charity. At the end of the year, Hawaiian Airlines will match up to a half million miles to each charity. Click here for a full list of participating organizations.

To get the most value for your HawaiianMiles, use them for first- or business-class tickets on Korean Airlines, Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Australia. You’ll have to put in some legwork to get the best deals. Award reservations are only by phone and available seats are limited. But if you can score an award ticket this way, you’ll most likely get an insanely good value for your HawaiianMiles.

Below are our favorites:

Korean Airlines. For business class, expect spacious seats that lie flat, premium lounge service and access to a bar space in flight (where available). A trip between the United States and Korea will set you back just 200,000 miles for business class fare, which comes out to around $0.02 per mile without accounting for taxes and fees.

Virgin Atlantic. Upper Class on this airline features fully flat beds, lounge access and delicious inflight meals. A trip between London and Johannesburg in this class costs 125,000 miles, giving you an excellent value of $0.067 per mile (without taking taxes and fees into account).

Select Hawaiian Airlines flights. On some flights, you’ll find a hard time getting more than $0.01 per HawaiianMile. Especially on popular West Coast to Hawaii routes. Although one cent per mile isn’t a bad value, it’s not a great one either.

JetBlue. It’s almost impossible to get more than $0.01 per mile for JetBlue award travel. We suggest you avoid using your HawaiianMiles with this partner airline.