True. In this case, say the inbound HA HNL-NRT flight is delayed... so it'd be very likely that I'd miss my 6pm flight out of NRT. Would I possibly even be refused boarding in HNL, or would they (JL) even so much as attempt to auto-rebook me (e.g. on one of the later departures out of NRT say, to BKK)... My understanding is that kind of thing usually happens *after* departure - in normal circumstances at least.