Originally Posted by
orbit1
You are right about the flight to Hawaii! My red-eye home was most definitely the worst!!
The flight could last one hour, be in an Emirates suite, and it would still be the worst, just because you're leaving Hawaii.
For OP - you are likely to have a hard time finding saver First/Business tickets because everybody wants to do the same thing as you, so they can sell them for "full" miles price. In light of that you might consider simply paying cash for the F tickets - a couple of years ago there was only about a $200 premium for F, at least when I was flying. Yes, it's not miles, but you can use the miles for a better return some other way.