Actually I have.
The Friday vs. Thursday departure deal seems to apply equally; the wedding actually is on Kauai but I was planning on the 5K AQ jump anyway.
SFO-LIH/LIH-LAX-SFO is $664 - not much improvement.
No availability for SFO-OGG
SFO-KOA is in the $665 range and goes through HNL anyway.
That's why I just focus on getting to Honolulu!
Originally Posted by UNITED959
Just for kicks, have you looked at flying SFO-LAX-HNL? Or even SFO-OGG/KOA/LIH, and then hiking it over to HNL on AQ? Just thoughts...