This National Aviation Day, we are proud to kick off a new monthly blog series that outlines the exciting career paths of Hawaiian Airlines’ leaders. We debut this series with Chief Operating Officer Jon Snook, who entered the aviation industry as an…

• 15 min read
• August 19, 2022

Hawaiian Airlines this week celebrated a new milestone in its 93-year legacy: its first mother-daughter pilot crew.

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• September 2, 2022

It’s been three years since the New Zealand Sea Cleaners last stepped foot on the Hawaiian Islands as part of its mission to remove rubbish from coastlines and beaches. This week, the nonprofit teamed up with Hawaiian Airlines and Hawaiʻi Tourism Oceania (HTO) to end its pandemic-ensued hiatus.

• 4 min read
• September 19, 2022

Working a job in travel and aviation is as exciting as it gets. For the 8th annual Girls in Aviation Day (Sept. 24), 60 Hawaiian Airlines employees from across the company volunteered to give a group of 40 future female leaders a glimpse into a career at Hawaiʻi’s hometown carrier.

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• September 27, 2022

When Hawaiian Airlines Chief Financial Officer Shannon Okinaka was seven, her family packed up their Southern California home and moved across the Pacific to a road fronting her grandparents’ house…

• 12 min read
• September 28, 2022

Ninety-three years ago, a single-engine Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker with wooden wings and maroon fabric skin made history by introducing commercial air service to the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaiian Airlines today celebrated the momentous occasion that marked…

• 3 min read
• October 6, 2022

Tomorrow, Hawaiʻi’s hometown carrier is inviting HawaiianMiles members to support important causes by donating their miles to one (or more) of its 14 local charity partners.

• 5 min read
• November 28, 2022

Hawaiian Airlines today offered a warm welcome to a World War II veteran and two “Rosie the Riveters” arriving in Honolulu for events marking the 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

• 3 min read
• December 3, 2022

Volcanic activity is nothing new to Hawaiʻi’s people, including Hawaiian Airlines’ operations team. And with each significant eruption that has made headlines throughout Hawaiian Airlines’ 93-year history, the more experience our teams have stashed away in preparation for the next.

• 8 min read
• December 6, 2022

There’s nothing quite as nostalgic as flipping through the pages of a holiday catalog to find the perfect gift for that special someone. Hawaiian Airlines is ringing in this merry season with a nod to the yesteryears through its third annual HawaiianMiles Holiday Catalog, a digital shopping guide featuring over 30 HawaiianMiles partners that offer Hawaiʻi-inspired gifts for every unique personality, from the adventurer to the trendsetter.

• 7 min read
• December 14, 2022

In his annual year-end message, President and CEO Peter Ingram praised employees for overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities: “The reduced flying through the pandemic gave us the opportunity to think through what building back better would look like, for you and for our guests. Last year was about putting that thinking into motion and building a foundation. This year, we start to fly.”

• 8 min read
• January 10, 2023

As Hawaiian marks its 12th anniversary of Honolulu-Incheon service, South Korea Country Director Soojin Yu reflects on the highlights of her career.

• 4 min read
• January 20, 2023