Hi,

I'm looking for the best use of my Hawaiian Miles to get me to Hawaii and it seems that the best option may be to redeem them on Virgin America flights? Is there some sort of "gotcha" that I'm missing here?? I've read through the partner award chart and all of that stuff, but I feel like I must be missing something. Like, are you not allowed to use HA miles to book Virgin America flights to/from Hawaii?

According to the chart, the amount of HA miles required for roundtrip travel from East Coast to Hawaii (2000+ miles) is 40,000 for Main Cabin, 60,000 for Main Cabin Select, and 90,000 for First Class. I'm aware that in theory there are cheaper options using Hawaiian miles, but that seems to be some sort of mythical option that doesn't exist in reality. What I'm finding is 40,000 each way using Hawaiian in coach and 80,000 each way in first. Sure, there is the occasional seat for 30,000 one way in coach, but it's rare.

Then, assuming there isn't a "gotcha" that I'm missing... where's the best place to see what award space Hawaiian has access to? I know I can search for Virgin space on Alaska's website, but how do I know which space HA has access to?

Thanks and lot for your time and any help would be appreciated!