i like the statement in the article:

"it's more convoluted than that"

hawaiian recently transitioned to an all 717 fleet. aloha has some ETOPS 737-800's but have they modernized their interisland fleet? perhaps they are looking to truly dominate the hawaiian market? here's my theory:

HA 767's in addition to NW and CO flights to the mainland, all operating under 3 way code share (HA, NW, and CO flight numbers on all flights).

HA 717's as primary inter-island service. Don't they have options yet to exercise?

EX-AQ ETOPS 737's to operate long, thin flights into south pacific, in conjunction w/ CO Micronesia

low cycle EX-AQ 737 classics to operate interisland cargo

could be a way for the wings alliance to knock UA off their perch as the dominant carrier to Hawaii...

just a theory, based on no facts at all...