srodr
A search in the Hawaiian Airlines Forum and Hawai'i Forum in FT Travel will answer your question... but here's the answer for you any ways:
CO offers 10k rewards on interisland tickets.
NW/UA/AA offers 5k rewards on interisland tickets*.
CO/NW/AA are partners with Hawaiian Airlines.
UA is partnered with Aloha Airlines.
*Award availability is subject to capacity controls. Aloha Airlines (AQ) is a lot less strict on enforcing capacity controls, so redeeming miles for 5k rewards on AQ is a lot easier than Hawaiian Airlines (HA). To redeem miles on Aloha Air using MileagePlus miles, you need to call the UA Service Center. Redeeming miles on HA for interisland travel is a bit more difficult because of capacity controls. Book well in advance to get the 5k award -- if not, be prepared to pay 10k for the ticket. NW allows you to book the award ticket on their website. Just plug in HNL and KOA as you city pairs.
If you are going to buy your ticket, there is a new price structure in effect for both Hawaiian and Aloha Airlines:
$77.50 Low
$85.50 Mid-price
$95.50 Highest
Each fare tier is capacity controlled, so the sooner you book, the more likely you'll be able to get the low priced fares (priced for one-way tickets).
If you have AAA membership, that will give you an extra 15% off of all Aloha Airlines fares.
Good Luck (especially with that Delta Award) and ALOHA
EDIT: If you can't get that Delta award, NW has new flights connecting thru SEA and MSP that have tons of standard award availability on them (35k RT). Go to
www.nwa.com/jp , click on Award Travel Reservations under WorldPerks in the header, then type in your city pairs, your dates... it will then search all standard award avail. for both Northwest and Continental. When you find availability, call Delta to redeem your awards!
[This message has been edited by slippahs (edited 08-03-2003).]