While most of the perks in *Gold has been downgraded, this Group 2 boarding being the latest, we still can take 3 bags of 70 lbs earch. I usually travel 7+ times to HNL with 1 checked bag of less than 40 lbs.
I think from now on I will take an additional 2 checked bags back and forth filled with 70 lbs of rocks to take advantage of one of the last remaining perks of *Gold. :-)