Just booked 4 tickets from PNX to LIH. 2 free on points, 17.5 and 25K, the other 2 on the HA Credit card promo for May-June 16. Agree, found some dates that were 80K, which is stupid. For me, the rule with HA is book it as soon as the dates become available on the system, otherwise the window of reasonable points closes within 30 days. The perks of the card with the promo, the 50K they gave me, and the ability to consolidate family points, made HA the cheapest. Total cost for the 4 tickets was $1200, normally $700 per person. Spend a month in HI every summer to get out of AZ heat. June 18th or 20th is the magical date airlines and hotels use to jack up rates for the remainder of the summer, so they get silly with the points.