Originally Posted by
Austinrunner
All awards are one-way. If you want a round-trip, you book 2 one-ways.
One ways to Hawaii are usually best due to availability. You are traveling during a peak time so grab what you can when you can. If it were me, I would book the outbound 331 days out. Then book the KOA or HNL return to the mainland 331 days out. Most of the time you will be taking the redeye so adding DAY just adds another day to the 331. Book the KOA or HNL to LAX, DFW, ORD 331 days, call back the next to add on DAY. If you add DAY to the return it is actually the next day pushing back the 331 mark. Someone else may grab your award tixs! Think of it as just adding an additional leg to the award travel on your return flight.
This all assumes you have plenty of money or are EXP. These fees would add up quickly if not EXP.