Hawaiian Airlines | The Adobo Chronicles

Honolulu. Hawaii – Last week, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story about Hawaiian Airlines implementing new procedures whereby early boarding will be extended to ticketed passengers who can say “Humuhumunukunukuapua’a,” the name of Hawaii’s state fish. Read the story here.

Today, Aloha Airlines announced that it will be offering free first class upgrades to any ticketed economy passengers who can say — in one breath – “Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.” It is the name of a Hawaii woman who recently complained that local officials are trying to get her to change her lengthy last name because it exceeds the number of characters allowed on state-issued identification cards.

Janice “Lokelani” Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele was able to convince the governor’s office to issue a special ID that could fit her entire surname, but when it expired earlier this year, she was right back where she started.

The problem, Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele says, is that her driver’s license was printed with just an abbreviated version of her family name — her first and middle name were completely left off.

Hawaii’s Department of Motor Vehicles had asked her to change her name “to make it easy for everyone.” She refuses to do so.

Aloha Airlines said that their new offer is in keeping with the company’s mission statement to uphold the preservation of the Hawaiian culture.

So, for passengers of Hawaiian or Aloha Airlines, it is no longer enough to be able to say “Aloha.” If they want perks like early boarding or first class upgrades, they should be able to say, “Humuhumunukunukuapua’a” or “Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.”

Honolulu, Hawaii – Hawaiian Airlines has recently announced new boarding procedures for all of its domestic and international flights.

Airline passengers know that different carriers have their own unique boarding procedures, offering early and priority boarding to first class passengers, members of their frequent flier programs,individuals needing special assistance, and by row numbers.

The newly-announced procedures at Hawaiian eliminate boarding by class or frequent traveler status. Instead, ticketed passengers will be asked to form a single line at the designated gate on a first-come, first-served basis. When the plane is ready for boarding, each passenger first in the queue will be asked to say the name of Hawaii’s state fish – humuhumunukunukuapua’a. Anyone who cannot say the name will be asked to go back to the end of the line.

Hawaiian Airlines said that the new policy is meant to help promote greater appreciation of things Hawaiian.

The reef triggerfish was originally designated the official fish of Hawaii in 1985, but due to an expiration of a Hawaiian state law after five years, it ceased to be the state fish in 1990. In 2006, a bill was passed in the state assembly which permanently reinstated humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa as the state fish of Hawaii.

So, next time you fly Hawaiian, it’s no longer enough just to be able to say, “Aloha.” You must be able to say, “hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-ah-poo-wah-ah!”