After a couple of days in paradise we were dropped off by Uber to HNL T1 where Hawaiian is the main carrier. The line to see an agent was long so we used the self check in kiosks to get the boarding passes and tag the bags. Then we made a quick line to drop them off to an agent. There are not many counters staffed with agents to check in pax here. I guess HA wants to encourage pax to use the kiosks instead.

Boarding pass with Premier Club access printed. HA operates 2 lounges in HNL - Plumeria and Premier. The first is for intl pax in J and Priority Pass members and the second is for those on domestic F. Both are below average.

Not a lot of people to go through security but the staff in charge of checking the bags as they pass through x-ray took his time to look at this screen. Bags took a bit of time to come to the other side.

Premier Lounge

We tried to access the Plumeria lounge which offered some food through Priority Pass but the waiting time was over 30 min. Even when flying on HA F domestic did not give us any consideration and we had to wait like the rest of the other members. As our boarding time got closer we decided to just forget it and went to the Premier lounge instead.

There is nothing "premier"about this lounge. It's just a glorified holding area with free drinks but at least it is better than waiting at the gates.

We had to walk to another terminal for mainland flights and during this process your bags are x-ray again by US Agriculture.

HNL is an open terminal so you get views of the planes parked.

Our beautiful plane at the gate.

Boarding commenced in a very orderly way allowing pax with disabilities and family to board first followed by those in F.

Welcome aboard and turning to the left.

The F cabin on HA A330 with very unique seats that I have never seen on other airlines.

The seats are great for couples but lack some privacy. I imagine that it will be hard for the person on the window to get out if the neighbor is sleeping in lie flat mode.

Pillow and blankets were wrapped and on the seats.

The design for the foot rest is a bit odd.

The panel mimicking stars on the sky.

Pocket with literature.

Magazine safety card and plastic bag.

Control to turn seat into bed mode.

Storage space.

Pre-dept drinks were offered by the purser.

Safety video with local flavor.

I adore this livery.

Taxiing and take off.

Menu.

Only 2 choices and one of them is vegetarian.

Divider for "privacy".

Linen layout.

There is a stick that you push out and this is where you put the tablet for your entertainment.

Crew passed with tablets and distributed headphones.

WC - well maintained and very Hawaiian.

Drinks and macadamia nuts to start the lunch service. Unfortunately the nuts were not warm.

Service was very efficient and a second round of drinks followed.

Nice salt and pepper shaker in collaboration with Kahala which is a local shirt company known for its high quality Aloha shirts.

Everything served in one tray. We both had the steamed chicken.

Mushroom pate was very good.

Chicken was an Asian dish and flavorful.

Dessert was excellent.

HA should offer a warm bread basket selection instead of just placing a piece of taro bread on the tray.

After the tray was cleared crew offered tea or coffee.

The salt/pepper shakers have different designs.

Seat in lie flat position.

Approaching SFO.

A piece of chocolate before arrival.

Rooster in downtown Honolulu.

Views of Honolulu.

Chinatown.

Iolani Palace.

Waikiki