In a step toward modernizing its fleet, Hawaiian Airlines added the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its aircraft lineup. The aircraft, named Kapuahi (a red giant star known as Aldebaran in Western astronomy), will debut to passengers on April 15, when it will operate the carrier’s nonstop daily flights between Honolulu and San Francisco. The […]
Booked a flight to Hawaiʻi on Hawaiian Airlines next summer and worried about your trip? Don’t be. The news that Seattle-based Alaska Airlines acquired the state’s largest carrier on Sunday for $1.9 billion isn’t going to affect travelers all that much. At least right now. In a message to those enrolled in its milage program,
In news that shocked travelers and local residents, Alaska Airlines announced Sunday that it will acquire the Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. Alaska Air Group, Inc. will pay $18 a share for Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., the parent of Hawaiian Airlines. (Hawaiian’s stock closed at $4.86 a share on Friday.) In a press release, the airlines
From avid lensmen to amateur shutterbugs, HAWAIʻI Magazine is calling for all photographers to enter its annual photo contest. Submissions open for the 24th annual contest on July 1, 2022, in the following categories; Land, Ocean, People, Wildlife and Sunrise or Sunset. The contest runs until Oct. 2, 2022 and photos can be submitted on
After a federal judge in Florida struck down a nationwide mask mandate on airplanes, buses and other public transportation on Monday, many U.S. airlines—including Hawaiian Airlines—announced they would stop requiring masks aboard their flights. Masks are also no longer required at Hawaiʻi airports. This ends a two-year-long mask requirement from the Centers for Disease Control
Missed those cheap flights to Hawaiʻi last year? Well, Alaska Airlines is running a flash sale to the Islands, with one-way tickets as low as $89. The deal ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on April 7. That’s today! This comes on the heels of the state dropping all COVID-19-related restrictions on domestic travel. Some fo
While volunteering in the Islands may sound like working on your vacation, it’s really the best way to meet and make friends with residents and to get a unique and authentic perspective of the real Hawaiʻi. Not only that but after you’re pau (finished), you’ll be left with a sense of accomplishment that will stay with
Good news shutterbugs, our annual photo contest is taking submissions for its 23rd—wow!—year in a row, and if you entered last year, you will be familiar with our five categories; Land, Ocean, People, Wildlife and Sunrise or Sunset. That’s right, we’ve expanded on our Sunrise category by opening it up to sunsets as well—because they’re both
n an effort to mālama (take care) of Hawaiʻi, Alaska Airlines is planning to plant a small forest on Oʻahu’s Gunstock Ranch—nearly 900 trees—now through the end of 2020. READ MORE: Help Reforest Gunstock Ranch on Oʻahu’s North Shore More specifically, the airline has partnered with Mālama Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative to plant one milo
