Fair point about LAX. There are times when you can see decent fares. But, not all year. The strange part about LAX is that HA doesn't seem to compete with the majors from LAX on price very much.
I'm still mourning the loss of nonstop service to OGG from SAN in addition to the loss of Aloha that seems to have allowed HA to price on a monopoly basis.
As I said in the OP, Alaska please come to SAN (to Hawaii)!