‘Ohana by Hawaiian Expands its Network to Include Maui

‘Ohana by Hawaiian today announced it will be expanding its route network for the summer to include Maui, connecting more islands and offering residents and visitors more options and more flexibility for neighbor island travel. (Photo Credit: Hawaiian Airlines) (PRNewsFoto/Hawaiian Airlines)

By Wendy Osher

Hawaiian Airlines today announced that it will be expanding summer flights aboard its newest interisland operation, ‘Ohana by Hawaiian, by including the island of Maui in its network of routes.

The expanded service will include daily flights from Kahului on Maui to Molokaʻi, Kona, and Hilo, aboard the airline’s 48-seat ATR-42 turboprop planes operated by Empire Airlines.

The airline also announced the addition of a summer flight between Honolulu and Molokaʻi, bringing to four the number of flights offered per day between the two islands.

All flights are scheduled to launch on July 8, with the exception of the Kahului to Hilo route, which is scheduled to start on July 10.

“Since launching ʻOhana by Hawaiian earlier this year, we’ve received overwhelmingly positive response and robust demand for more service between the islands to connect our communities,” said Hadden Watt, ʻOhana by Hawaiian managing director in a company press release announcement.

When the airline launched service in March, introductory routes included three daily fights from Honolulu International Airport to Moloka’i; and twice daily service from Honolulu to Lāna’i,

“We are excited to answer the call for more service from our customers, offering them more convenience and flexibility when planning their neighbor island travel,” he said.

The new flight schedules include the following routes:

Maui to Molokaʻi:

• Flight HA632: Departs Molokaʻi at 8:38 a.m.; Arrives on Maui at 9:02 a.m.  Starts 7/8/14.
• Flight HA637: Departs Kahului at 4:41 p.m.; Arrives on Molokaʻi at 5:05 p.m.  Starts 7/8/14.

Maui to Kona:

• Flight HA640: Departs Kahului at 9:32 a.m.; Arrives in Kona at 10:09 a.m..  Starts 7/8/14.
• Flight HA641: Departs Kona at 10:39 a.m.; Arrives in Kahului at 11:16 a.m.  Starts 7/8/14.
• Flight HA644: Departs Kahului at 2:27 p.m.; Arrives in Kona at 3:04 p.m.  Starts 7/8/14.
• Flight HA645: Departs Kona at 3:34 p.m.; Arrives in Kahului at 4:11 p.m.  Starts 7/8/14.

Maui to Hilo:

• Flight HA642: Departs Kahului at 11:46 a.m.; Arrives in Hilo at 12:29 p.m.  Starts 7/10/14.
• Flight HA643: Departs Hilo at 1:14 p.m.; Arrives in Kahului 1:57 p.m.  Starts 7/10/14.

Honolulu to Molokaʻi: (additional daily flights)

• Flight HA620: Departs Honolulu at 7:45 a.m.;  Arrives on Molokaʻi at 8:13 a.m.  Starts 7/8/14.
• Flight HA621: Departs Molokaʻi at 5:30 p.m.; Arrives in Honolulu at 5:58 p.m.  Starts 7/8/14.

The airline says the added flights offer kamaʻāina and visitors “more options and more flexibility for neighbor island travel.”