Sustainable Tourism

In fall 2020, Hawaiian Airlines introduced a Travel Pono program to encourage sustainable and responsible tourism as Hawai‘i began to welcome back visitors after its stringent pandemic-related quarantine restrictions. The program, which is still active today, has equipped millions of guests prior to their arrival to the Hawaiian Islands with information on how to experience Hawai‘i safely and respectfully, shared via our pre-trip emails, website, Mana‘o blog, social media channels, and on-board videos.

Energy Efficient Facilities

While emissions from flight operations account for the vast majority of our carbon footprint, we are also focused on improving the emissions profile of all areas of our business.

As of January 2023, we have lowered energy use per square foot in our facilities by 10% (compared to a 2019 baseline) and we remain on track to cut electricity use by 20% by 2030 – a goal that we committed to achieving as the first airline participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge. Our improvement compared to 2019 is primarily driven by efficiency gains such as the use of motion sensors, LED lighting, and automatic heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control valves.

We also work with building owners and airports that prioritize sustainability in their operations.

We partner with the nonprofit Sustainable Coastlines Hawai ‘ i (SCH) to help inspire communities to care for our coastlines, whose mission is global, which means that anyone can be a part of it.

Our new “Travel Pono” blog series encourages guests to travel responsibly.