Interesting analysis. I'm a HNL based United 1K that mostly buys opportunistic F/J tickets but also main cabin. I've wanted to give my loyalty to HA but UA's breadth of schedule and partners has kept be going back for more. I've already requalified for 1k in 2026. Combining HA with AS make their value proposition so much better. I'm considering the Summit credit card and canceling my United Club card, focussing 2026 travel on HA/AS and trying for a status match. Thoughts?
Am a MM on UA and 1K for over a decade before fully switching over to HA once UA dropped HNL-NRT. I’d see if you can get the match via Hawaiian if at all possible. That might save you the once per lifetime match on the AS side. Generally happier on the HA side apart from the lack of upgrades. But I was also dying at #1 and 2 on the UA upgrade list out of HNL countless times to count as a 1K.