Big Changes Coming: Hawaiian Airlines is Ending Several Partnerships by June 30

Aloha friends,

Scottie here, and I wanted to give you a heads-up about some important updates happening with Hawaiian Airlines, especially if you’ve been earning or redeeming miles with partner airlines or using your HawaiianMiles in other ways.

As Hawaiian Airlines gets deeper into its merger with Alaska Airlines, they’ve officially announced that several partnerships will end on June 30, 2025. This affects both travel partners (like international airlines) and non-travel partners (like local businesses we all love here in Hawai‘i).

Let’s break it down 👇

🌍 Airline Partners Being Dropped

Here’s the list of airline partners that will no longer be available starting June 30, 2025:

• Virgin Australia

• Virgin Atlantic

• China Airlines

• Japan Airlines

• Korean Air

• JetBlue

If you want to use your HawaiianMiles with any of these airlines, you’ll need to book your flights by June 30, 2025, for travel no later than February 28, 2026. After that, you’ll be out of luck.

This is a big deal, especially if you’ve been using HawaiianMiles for flights to Asia, Australia, or the mainland U.S. through partners like JetBlue or Japan Airlines.

🍛 Local Business Partners also saying Aloha

A few beloved local and lifestyle partners are also ending their relationship with HawaiianMiles on the same date:

• Foodland

• Hele Gas Stations

• Kono’s

• Koa Pancake House

• The Alley

• Maui Jim

• Boyd Rewards (Las Vegas)

If you’ve been earning or redeeming miles while buying groceries, eating loco mocos, or filling up gas, that’s all going away after June 30, 2025.

Some of these might rejoin under Alaska’s Mileage Plan, but nothing is confirmed yet.

🔄 What About Amex Transfers?

This is a big one for many of you.

Right now, Amex Membership Rewards points can be transferred to HawaiianMiles, which some people have been using as a sneaky backdoor way to get those miles into Alaska Airlines (thanks to the new 1:1 Hawaiian → Alaska transfer).

But this door might be closing.

There’s no official date announced yet, but many are speculating this Amex → Hawaiian → Alaska route will end soon—maybe even on June 30.

If you’re planning to move points around, do it sooner than later. If you’re looking for the right Amex card sign-up bonus to work on before June 30, sign up here for our card program, and we can effectively give you the next best AMEX card to apply for.

🧭 What You Can Do Now

Here’s what I’d recommend if you’re based in Hawaii and have been using HawaiianMiles:

1. Use your miles before June 30 if you want to book with Japan Airlines, Korean Air, etc.

2. Consider transferring your HawaiianMiles to Alaska Mileage Plan if you’re planning future trips and want more redemption options. Transfer your miles here.

3. Link your Hawaiian and Alaska accounts now so you're set up when the full integration hits later this year.

4. Stay updated—these programs are evolving fast.

🌺 Final Thoughts from Scottie

I know a lot of us in Hawai‘i have trusted HawaiianMiles for years. These changes might feel like we’re saying goodbye to a familiar system, but they’re also opening up some new opportunities with Alaska’s Mileage Plan, which honestly offers some solid redemptions for West Coast and international flights.

If you’re not sure how these changes affect your personal travel plans, or you want help figuring out the best way to use your HawaiianMiles or Amex points, I’ve got your back.

Drop a comment, DM me on IG @Hawaiirewardtravel, or shoot me a message and we’ll create a game plan to make sure you still fly free and travel smart from Hawaii.

With aloha,
Scottie