Tons of standard rewards to Hawai`i opened up with NW's new flights to OGG from SEA and expanded service from MSP to HNL.

If you use the Japanese version of nwa.com, you'll be able to search for standard rewards on both Continental and Northwest more easily: www.nwa.com/jp -- click on Award Travel Reservations under WorldPerks and plug in your date and city pairs.

Partner rewards are def. the way to go. Continental gets my vote any day any time as the crummiest reward redempt. airline out there.

ALOHA