Embracing our Purpose and Values

An Enhanced Onboarding Experience

We welcome new employees with a two-day, interactive, in-person “Horizons” orientation program that demonstrates mālama (care) and a commitment to employees’ personal and professional backgrounds and growth. We facilitate opportunities for networking and lōkahi (collaboration), and provide the essential tools and resources for success and po‘okela (excellence) at Hawaiian Airlines.

Reinvigorated Buddy Program

In March 2023, we hosted our first in-person Buddy Program social since 2020. Launched in 2016, the Buddy Program is a learning and support partnership for new non-contract employees as they acclimate to working at Hawaiian Airlines. It has created a forum for knowledge sharing, guidance and support of what it’s like to live and work in Hawai‘i.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, AWAIAULU DONATE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE BOOKS TO SCHOOLS, SHARE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE WITH EMPLOYEES

Once on the brink of extinction, ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (the Hawaiian language) is now in an era of revitalization energized by a shared dedication to perpetuating the language and the knowledge it bears. This passing of the torch typically peaks in February, when Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language month) is celebrated statewide, including at Hawaiian Airlines.

NURTURING HAWAII’S CULTURE

Our employees are proud to share Hawaii’s culture with our guests and each other. We offer employee-led hula and ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) classes, recognize those who speak the language and encourage them to use it with our guests and colleagues.

During ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Month in February, we celebrate and help perpetuate the language through various company and community activities and events.

This year, we operated a roundtrip flight between Kahului, Maui, and Las Vegas (LAS) in which our agents made boarding announcements in Hawaiian and English, and our Community and Culture team taught a Hawaiian language class for our LAS airport employees. In partnership with the nonprofit group Awaiau, we also contributed $12,000 to fund a donation of 272 copies of the book “Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood” to 34 Hawaiian language immersion schools.

GENDER-NEUTRAL UNIFORMS

We want our teammates to feel comfortable coming to work as their authentic selves. Last August, our uniform committee of unionized and non-unionized employees representing every workgroup joined members of our Ha’aheo ERG to help us remove gender-based distinctions in our uniform pieces and in our grooming standards.

Nursing Mothers Milk Shipping Reimbursement

In 2022, the Wāhine in Aviation ERG proposed and secured a reimbursement option for our teammates who are nursing mothers and need to travel for work. Reimbursement for the cost to ship milk back to their children became an approved expense. This policy takes Hawaiian a step forward in ensuring our mothers are supported while pursuing and advancing their careers at Hawaiian.

Upholding Human Rights

In early 2022, our Board of Directors adopted our Human Rights Policy Statement to formalize our commitment to human rights and heighten awareness of these issues among our employees. Human trafficking remains a significant issue for our industry globally and we provide our guestfacing employees initial and recurrent training on awareness and response strategies.