[Expired] New 20% Transfer Bonus From Amex to Hawaiian Airlines

Updated: July 5, 2025, 4:16pm CDT

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American Express 20% Bonus to Hawaiian Airlines
How To Use HawaiianMiles
Final Thoughts

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Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Aloha! If you are looking to stretch your points further and travel to Hawaii and beyond, pay attention.

Right now, American Express is offering a 20% bonus when you transfer Membership Rewards^® points to Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. Although we have seen higher bonuses in the past, this could still help unlock some fun travel.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Update:

As of June 30, 2025, Hawaiian Airlines is no longer an Amex Membership Rewards transfer.

American Express 20% Bonus to Hawaiian Airlines

Through August 31, 2024, you can receive a 20% bonus when you transfer points from American Express to Hawaiian Airlines.

Taking a trip to Hawaii is always high on our to-do lists, so getting there using 20% fewer points is great news!

American Express Hawaiian transfer bonus — Image Credit: American Express

American Express Membership Rewards normally transfer over to Hawaiian Airlines at a 1:1 ratio, meaning 1 Amex point becomes 1 HawaiianMile. With this bonus, you’ll instead receive 1.2 HawaiianMiles per Amex point transferred.

This means 1,000 Amex points will equal 1,200 HawaiianMiles. Of course, there is some fine print to be aware of:

Valid through 11:59 p.m. MT on 8/31/2024
Minimum transfer of 1,000 Membership Rewards points
May take up to 72 hours, but transfers are usually instant
You must have a valid HawaiianMiles account before transferring

How To Use HawaiianMiles

Although Hawaiian Airlines isn’t a transfer partner we talk about very often, you can find some good ways to redeem your miles with its program. These include spending 7,500 miles for a one-way hop between the different Hawaiian islands.

Hawaiian Airlines A330 Business Class — Hawaiian Airlines flies throughout the U.S. and beyond. Image Credit: James Larounis

Or, you could spend 40,000 HawaiianMiles for a one-way first class ticket from the continental U.S. to Hawaii, including departures from New York (JFK) and Boston (BOS) in a lie-flat seat. That would be just 34,000 Amex Membership Rewards points with this promotion!

Plus, Hawaiian Airlines flies outside the U.S. to destinations like Japan and the Cook Islands!

If you find the right redemption, this transfer bonus could make a lot of sense. As always, don’t transfer speculatively!

Hot Tip:

Read how we booked Hawaiian Airlines first class to Honolulu using only 40,000 HawaiianMiles!

Final Thoughts

Transfer bonuses come around every once in a while, and while they aren’t always amazing, they’re definitely worth taking a look at. If you need to top off your balance or already have a redemption in mind, this 20% bonus to Hawaiian Airlines can make the difference between snagging that award seat and skipping it for next time.