Our commitment to a more sustainable in-flight product:

Eliminate Single-Use Plastics Onboard by 2029

Use Cage-Free Eggs Buy Local Products

Preventing Waste and Sourcing Local

Plastic pollution is a significant threat to our environment, especially our marine life and its benefit to the health of the ecosystem of the Hawaiian Islands. In 2022, we committed to replacing 50% of single-use plastics from in-flight service items with sustainable alternatives by 2025 and eliminating single-use plastics completely by 2029.

As of December 2022, our total consumption of single-use plastics is higher than our December 2021 baseline due to an increase in volume of flying. However, when viewed on an individual flight basis, our transpacific flights are carrying about 7% less single-use plastic per flight. We are committed to achieving our goals and are working with our vendors to identify potential sustainable alternatives.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

PARTNERS WITH JASON MOMOA’S WATER COMPANY MANANALU, FEATURING INFINITELY RECYCLABLE ALUMINUM BOTTLES

We have remained steadfast in our commitment to source more sustainable products for our onboard service, and our Mananalu partnership helps us continue to phase-out single-use plastics and protect our oceans and environment.

In 2022, we partnered with Mananalu to start phasing out plastic water bottles from our cabins and replace them with recyclable aluminum bottles. Over the first nine months of our Mananalu partnership, we diverted almost 360,000 plastic bottles from our cabins.

Food sustainability is another important issue for us and our home state, and we actively support local food production. Local sourcing of food both supports Hawaii’s economy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with the shipping of products. In 2022, we committed to increasing our share of spend from local sources on in-flight food and beverage products at our Hawai‘i hubs from 29% in 2021, to 40% by 2025. We include Hawai‘i-made products from companies such as Kona Chips, Honolulu Cookie Company and LaTour Bakehouse, among others, in our in-flight offerings. In 2021, we expanded our partnership with local business accelerator Mana Up to support and promote up-and-coming entrepreneurs from across the state, including chocolate makers, coffee growers and honey producers.

As of December 2022, our share of spend from local sources increased to approximately 32% as we replaced several liquor items with locally grown and distilled Kohana Rum, and we are also flying more international routes where we offer a higher share of locally sourced items.

The Ho‘olauana Wash Pack Station is scheduled to be completed this summer on a 405-acre site leased by Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi, within the He‘eia wetlands (pictured at left). The 4,000-square-foot station outfitted with washing tumblers and wash tubs will allow area farmers to process their produce to the standard required for retail and wholesale distribution.

We’ve also committed to providing monthly volunteer service days at Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi through our Team Kokua program.

Last year we committed to source 100% cage-free eggs (shell, liquid, and egg products) for our onboard catering on all flights departing from Hawai‘i by 2025, and on all domestic flights by 2027. As of December 2022, we reached both goals and have transitioned to 100% cage-free eggs on all domestic flights.