<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by number_6:
QF had LAX-HNL-SYD service for many years (and SFO-HNL-NAD-SYD before that), and YVR-HNL-SYD service (YVR-HNL was run with CP Air, not sure if all codeshared or a mixture).
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Apparently QF did have own metal service to Canada many years ago ('80s or earlier). In the '90s, QF changed to a partnership with CP where pax would connect in HNL (pre *A, NZ also did this connection with CP) and codeshared on each other's flights. When CP was acquired by AC, the partnership was dissolved. In Autumn 2000, QF started own-metal 763 service 3x weekly HNL-YYZ-HNL and 4x weekly HNL-YVR-HNL. The YYZ was dropped shortly after and YVR service was increased to 5x weekly. Apparently leisure fare made the bulk of this route (lots of Aussie skiiers) and QF ultimately dropped all own-metal service to Canada by June 2001. YVR is served by codeshare on AS and YYZ by codeshare on AA (bothout of LAX).
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At this point zero chance of QF operating HNL to anywhere in North America.</font>
A HNL stop only makes sense for routes to Canada (it's pretty much ont he SYD-YVR GC route). Unless Canada-Australia traffic picks up enough to support 2 carriers (QF and the surviving/present incumbent AC), I doubt if HNL-N. America will come back in the foreseeable future.