Well, cblaisd's post is cause for some hope. I, too, valued HH points more than anything else. But, there is still UA, and I see that Marriott offers a $100 Marriott cheque. I usually hate these things when they're smaller in value, but maybe at $100 it'd be OK.
Also, they have some gift cards that are sufficiently high in $ value that would allow for free stuff I use (itunes, starbucks, amazon.com). Still, HH was my award of choice, so I hope they return. If enough of us send them an email to that effect, it couldn't hurt. Think I will do so. tls