Yes.. that's my plan.. will look to apply around December/Jan.
I just checked UA awards page and it's 20k to Maui from San Fran and from ITO to Roc so that's a great savings..
I have been researching all summer long and the cheapest flight I found was $176 from SFO to OGG and interisland is only around $90 so I don't mind having to choose paying for those flights and using the points for the return home. ( using Jan 17th-20th as a departure date from SFO)

I will keepchecking to see if UA will bump up their card offer to 60k as I have read is no longer valid yet some have been able to get it via private message.

So where online can I check the Chase Prefered awards chart?

thanks again for your help. ^