{"id":18878,"date":"2025-03-30T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=18878"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:12:07","slug":"do-hawaiian-miles-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/do-hawaiian-miles-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"Do HawaiianMiles Expire? A Breakdown of Hawaiian Airlines\u2019 Flyer-Friendly Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you're earning HawaiianMiles, it's natural to wonder whether those miles will stick around. The good news: Hawaiian Airlines has one of the most generous policies out there. Whether you're a frequent flyer between islands or just racking up points with a co-branded credit card, here\u2019s what you need to know about HawaiianMiles expiration rules \u2014 and how to make the most of them.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Do_HawaiianMiles_Expire\">Do HawaiianMiles Expire?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HawaiianMiles do not expire as long as your account remains open.\u00a0Hawaiian changed its policy a few years ago to bring it in line with many other US legacy carriers. per the Hawaiian Airlines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/legal\/hawaiianmiles-terms-and-conditions\" rel=\"noopener\">terms and conditions<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Effective April 12, 2021 miles accrued by members do not expire. Should a member close their HawaiianMiles account, the miles in the account will be terminated.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"custom-blue\"><strong>Track your points and miles expiration for 600+ loyalty programs and get email alerts before your miles expire by <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/register?ref=235&#038;code=\" =_blank>signing up for a free AwardWallet account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175218\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175218 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hawaiian-Airlines-Featured-300x240.png\" alt=\"Hawaiian Airlines A330 taxiing in HNL.\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hawaiian-Airlines-Featured-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hawaiian-Airlines-Featured-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hawaiian-Airlines-Featured-325x260.png 325w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hawaiian-Airlines-Featured.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Hawaiian Airlines\/Facebook<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"How_To_Earn_HawaiianMiles\">How To Earn HawaiianMiles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With no expiration threat, you can focus your efforts on accruing and building up a substantial balance of HawaiianMiles without worrying that your miles might expire anytime soon. You can build up your HawaiianMiles mileage balance in all of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/hawaiianmiles2\/earn\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly with Hawaiian Airlines<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Fly with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiianair.custhelp.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/548\" rel=\"noopener\">partner airline<\/a>, including Japan Airlines, JetBlue, Korean Air, and China Airlines.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/hawaiian-alaska-mileage-transfers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Transfer miles between Alaska Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/hawaiianmiles2\/earn\/partners\/hotel-partners\" rel=\"noopener\">Stay at hotels<\/a> from partner brands\u00a0like Marriott Bonvoy, The Twin Fin, and Boyd Rewards.<\/li>\n<li>Collect miles when\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/hawaiianmiles2\/earn\/partners\/car-rental-partners\" rel=\"noopener\">you rent a car <\/a>with Avis, Budget, and Payless.<\/li>\n<li>Spend on the <a data-ccid=\"4048166\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/HawaiianAirlinesWorldEliteMasterCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Hawaiian Airlines<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> World Elite Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> or <a data-ccid=\"58\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/HawaiianAirlinesWorldEliteBusinessMastercard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Hawaiian Airlines<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> World Elite Business Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Spend on the <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> card<\/a> or <a data-ccid=\"4048131\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-business-credit-card\/\" =_blank>Atmos\u2122 Rewards Visa Business Card<\/a> &#8212; and then transfer your Alaska miles to HawaiianMiles.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/buy-hawaiian-miles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase HawaiianMiles<\/a> &#8212; up to 30,000 miles per transaction and three transactions per week.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/merchant-partners\/specialty-partners\/flowers-and-wine\/telaflora-llc\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy flowers<\/a> from Teleflora.<\/li>\n<li>Earn miles from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/merchant-partners\/specialty-partners\" rel=\"noopener\">several services<\/a>, including mortgage and art purchases.<\/li>\n<li>Shop or dine at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/merchant-partners\" rel=\"noopener\">partner stores and restaurants<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Shop at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/merchant-partners\/foodland\" rel=\"noopener\">select supermarket brands<\/a> in Hawaii.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39571 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AdobeStock_290481187_Editorial_Use_Only-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200 Flugzeug Flughafen Los Angeles\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AdobeStock_290481187_Editorial_Use_Only-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AdobeStock_290481187_Editorial_Use_Only-325x260.jpg 325w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AdobeStock_290481187_Editorial_Use_Only.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Adobe Stock<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Boosting_Your_HawaiianMiles_Balance\">Boosting Your HawaiianMiles Balance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though HawaiianMiles do not expire, and you have plenty of options to earn them, you might find yourself a few miles short of your next redemption. Fortunately, you can use transfer partners to top up your balance &#8212; whether directly to HawaiianMiles or via Alaska Mileage Plan:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transfer-times\"><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-head tt-from\">From<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-to\">To<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-ratio\">Transfer Ratio<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-mintransfer\">Min.Transfer<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-avg\">Average Time<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a><div class=\"tt-from-region\">United States<\/div><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow tt-arrow--region\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Hawaiian Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\"><div class=\"tt-bonus\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/amex-membership-rewards\/hawaiian-airlines-transfers-ending\/\">No longer a transfer partner as of June 30, 2025<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-immediate\">Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Alaska Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">3:1<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">3,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">1 day<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Hawaiian Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">3:1<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">3,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">1 day - 2 days<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Best Western (Rewards)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Alaska Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">5,000:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/bilt-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Alaska Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,000:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">2,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">9 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Alaska Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\"><div class=\"tt-bonus\">Removed as a transfer partner in May 2026<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Hyatt (World of Hyatt)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Hawaiian Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,250:500<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">5,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>IHG Hotels & Resorts (One Rewards)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Alaska Airlines (Atmos Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">10,000:2,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>If you are looking to transfer a large number of points to HawaiianMiles, then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/how-to-transfer-amex-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transferring Membership Rewards points<\/a> is likely your top choice thanks to 1:1 transfers.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Use_AwardWallet_to_Track_Your_HawaiianMiles_Expiration\">Use AwardWallet to Track Your HawaiianMiles Expiration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though HawaiianMiles do not expire, keeping a close eye on your balances still pays. That way, you will know right away when you have enough miles for a redemption. Keeping track of your HawaiianMiles could not be easier, and all you need to do is add your HawaiianMiles account to AwardWallet, and you will then receive timely email reminders about your balance.<\/p>\n<p>To add your account, log into AwardWallet and then <a href=\"\/account\/add\/20\">link<\/a> your HawaiianMiles account, and you are set.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"\/features\/how-to-track-points-using-awardwallet\/\">How to Track Your Rewards Using AwardWallet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HawaiianMiles offer flexibility that frequent travelers can appreciate \u2014 especially since your miles won\u2019t expire as long as you keep your account open. That means you can take your time earning miles through flights, credit card spending, hotel stays, and other everyday purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Now that Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines operate under the same umbrella \u2014 and allow 1:1 mileage transfers \u2014 travelers have more ways than ever to build a HawaiianMiles balance. That includes spending on an <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a> or <a data-ccid=\"4048131\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-business-credit-card\/\" =_blank>Atmos Visa Business Card<\/a>, two excellent options for everyday earners.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with HawaiianMiles\u2019 no-expiration policy and plenty of redemption opportunities, it's easier than ever to take accumulate the miles needed for your next island getaway.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Do_HawaiianMiles_Expire\">Do HawaiianMiles Expire?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_To_Earn_HawaiianMiles\">How To Earn HawaiianMiles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Boosting_Your_HawaiianMiles_Balance\">Boosting Your HawaiianMiles Balance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Use_AwardWallet_to_Track_Your_HawaiianMiles_Expiration\">Use AwardWallet to Track Your HawaiianMiles Expiration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaiian Airlines has a very generous mileage expiration policy that brings it in line with many other legacy carriers in the US. 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