Hawaiian Airlines says it will make its largest lounge investment at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), set to be home to the company’s new premium lounge. Last month, Alaska Air Group announced plans to build a new lounge in Honolulu as part of its three-year strategic plan following its combination with Hawaiian Airlines. The new facility has been earmarked to debut in late 2027.

Hilton has revealed the new name for its first LXR Hotels & Resorts property in Hawaii – the former Trump International Waikiki – as Ka Laʻi Waikīkī Beach, LXR Hotels & Resorts.

Hawaiian Airlines will commence new daily nonstop service between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Honolulu. Starting 15 May 2024, Hawaiʻi’s hometown carrier will welcome guests flying between Utah and Hawaiʻi onboard its 189-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Hawaiian Airlines has released the first details of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft which will feature a new class of premium service for the airline – the Leihōkū Suites.

Hawaii is set to host a Cirque du Soleil residency after Outrigger Hospitality struck a new multi-year agreement with the entertainment company. Anticipated to open in late 2024 at the Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber hotel, the show will fuse the world-renowned acrobatics and innovation that Cirque du Soleil is known for with the natural beauty and unique culture of the islands.

Hawaiian Airlines will recommence non-stop flights between Hawaii and New Zealand from 2 July 2022.

Hawaiian Airlines will resume services to Australia in time for the peak Christmas holiday period after a 21-month hiatus due to the global pandemic.

Hawaiian Airlines has done away with the mileage expiration date on its loyalty program, HawaiianMiles.

Hawaiian Airlines will introduce new non-stop flights from Austin, Texas, and Orlando, Florida, to Honolulu beginning in the first half of 2021.

Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani checked in its first guests on 25 October to the new luxury boutique hotel. With 284 rooms and four suites, the multi-million-dollar transformed Halepuna Waikiki is located directly across from the iconic Halekulani.

Hawaii hotel specialist Aqua-Aston Hospitality have revealed the company’s sole luxury property, ESPACIO The Jewel of Waikiki, will open to guests in September 2019.

An opening date of 25 October 2019 has been announced for Halekulani’s new sister property, Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani. What was formerly the Waikiki Parc is mid-way through an extensive refurbishment and upgrade that commenced in October last year. Billed as “the first luxury boutique hotel in Waikiki”, bookings are now being accepted on the property’s newly launched website – www.halepuna.com.