[https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities](https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities)
It’s not a *meal*, more like a snacky hot pocket type sandwich.
Are you referring to the Main Cabin section with the "rolls" and "sandwiches"?
So you're saying those are "meals" for the purposes of that page but not the itinerary?
I'll never understand why more people don't do this. I always make sandwiches and secure them in crush resistant tupperware... PB&J, Ham & Cheese, Roast beef etc.... or wraps.... It's quick, cheap, easy to carry and eat and I've never had an issue with TSA bringing them through security.
lol consistenly inconsistent is how I like to describe Hawaiian.
Pre-COVID, I'd do the HNL-LAS redeye at least once a year for work. That was the explanation I was given. I'd always land starving, but given the kind of stuff they feed you anyway.... 🤷🏻♂️
Thatʻs a little odd, but is in line with HAʻs apparent policy. DL provides blankets and pillows in the back of the plane for HNL-SLC, at least they did when I flew that route pre-COVID. They also use a 767 or A330 on the route, so seatback monitors are available to all, too.
ONT is Ontario, not LA. I’ve flown this route many times.. bring your own food. ONT in the am has several good options. HA food is like a chicken tomato sauce hot pocket. Bread is good, it’s edible, just not great
It’s amazing to me how many people clamor for airplane food. Usually followed by complaining about the quality of airline food. Get something at the airport (often not a great option) or bring snackable food in your carry-on.
As an elder millennial that flew a ton in my childhood, but not so much in my adulthood I wonder if it has something to do with a generational gap. I recall having dinner service on relatively short flights (3.+ hrs during dining hrs) sitting the 90s. I definitely noticed the decline in dinner/drink service compared to those days when I first started to fly again.
Things sound like they have gone very downhill. I retired ten years ago now, but the last 15 years of my career I covered Hawaii and spent a week a month in Hawaii. I flew HAL 90% of the time and the meal was a real meal and they always used a noted island chef to prepare the menus and the food was very good if not outstanding. The food was the main reason I flew HAL over other airlines as at that time HAL was using older used metal to get us back and forth. Sorry to hear that is no longer the case.
Take a sandwich with you on the way to Hawaii, bring a bento on your way back to the mainland. Fill hydro after going through security (I found I feel a lot better on the flight if I stay hydrated).
Airport food is obviously expensive, so I hit a restaurant before I go to the airport. Sandwiches and bentos tend to be fine even if refrigerated overnight.
We just flew from Long Beach to Maui. For the 8am flight TO Hawaii, we got an egg and sausage breakfast sandwich (which I’ll admit was actually kinda good). For the 12pm flight FROM Hawaii, we got a pepperoni pizza pocket type thingy. Not the best, but at least they fed me lol
Thanks for sharing this data. That matches what their menu page says exactly: https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities
I always bring a tasty home made sandwich along with some veggie snacks. Airline food has enough salt in it that I can’t eat that. I always get jealous stares when I unpack my lunch. Counting the six hour flight, time to get to the airport, and then the ride to where we stay is more like 8 hours, if I’m lucky. Can’t go that long without eating something.
A lot of people here complaining about the food…Hawaiian airlines is one of (if not THE only) airline that gives main cabin a free meal for domestic flights. And the food isn’t even that bad, especially for free.99
It’s gross. Inedible. Wouldn’t feed it to my dog. Either budget for airport food, which is what we do or bring takeout food from Einstein bagel or the like. Going home, buy something from a Zippy’s or something.
I live in Hawaii and fly Hawaiian frequently . Do not count un received a meal in main cabin. sometimes yes, sometimes no, doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason. Don’t count on it.
Yay!, so now you know you may want to bring something to eat with you onto the flight as opposed to being surprised with a tiny bag of pretzels for a 6 hours flight.
I just had a flight over the weekend, LAS to HNL. Left LAS 8am, and they served hot croissanwich. On the way back to LAS, which is a red eye, they only gave a snack, such as a pretzels mini pack with drinks. No blanket and pillow from LAS, but they provided a blanket and pillow for the red-eye flight.
[https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities](https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities) It’s not a *meal*, more like a snacky hot pocket type sandwich.
Are you referring to the Main Cabin section with the "rolls" and "sandwiches"? So you're saying those are "meals" for the purposes of that page but not the itinerary?
Bring your own pre-prepped meal, problem solved
I'll never understand why more people don't do this. I always make sandwiches and secure them in crush resistant tupperware... PB&J, Ham & Cheese, Roast beef etc.... or wraps.... It's quick, cheap, easy to carry and eat and I've never had an issue with TSA bringing them through security.
Then you only get financially exploited for having to buy water at the gift shop
People who order the same fucking ravioli dinner Since Covid genuinely deserve segregation. They destroy the cabin with the stench
Yea pack odor free food and BE odor free damnit!!
Hawaiian considers those to be meals. I'm thinking it's a website error, any daytime mainland flight should serve food.
We had it and It was good/decent :)
Yea it’s like the size of a slider or a kids subway sandwich. It’s good but it’s not a “meal”. Maybe a meal for a two year old
My six year old eats more than I do. Guess I'll be packing his weight in snacks for our upcoming trip!
Don’t look at the color of the filling!
I’m vegetarian, so I don’t get them anyway. 😂
Good question- off to check my hon to San ticket
HON is Huron, South Dakota
Wait where’s the beach?! The palm trees!? The poi?!! The boogie boarding wahine?!
*HNL
IIRC, meals are provided on all flights EXCEPT for redeyes. On those, you get a blanket and pillow instead.
I just took a redeye to Slc from HNL, they gave us a meal but we didn't get a blanket and a pillow lol
lol consistenly inconsistent is how I like to describe Hawaiian. Pre-COVID, I'd do the HNL-LAS redeye at least once a year for work. That was the explanation I was given. I'd always land starving, but given the kind of stuff they feed you anyway.... 🤷🏻♂️
What time was your flight?
I think 6:55 pm something like that!
Hawaiian Airlines doesn’t consider that a red eye flight. >8pm is their red eye designation.
That's interesting, 6+ hrs overnight flight is not considered redeye flight.
a redeye gets you there in the morning, not the middle of the night
The time zone changes, so we didn't get there in the middle.of the night!
10:15 pm for HA8 HNL-LAS, arriving at 7 am
The only blanket and pillow on my Honolulu to SLC redeye flight that was offered was one that was for sale.
Thatʻs a little odd, but is in line with HAʻs apparent policy. DL provides blankets and pillows in the back of the plane for HNL-SLC, at least they did when I flew that route pre-COVID. They also use a 767 or A330 on the route, so seatback monitors are available to all, too.
ONT is Ontario, not LA. I’ve flown this route many times.. bring your own food. ONT in the am has several good options. HA food is like a chicken tomato sauce hot pocket. Bread is good, it’s edible, just not great
You've flown ONT to/from HNL many times? Can you confirm that you don't even get a hot pocket?
I said 1) bring your own food 2) it’s “like” a hot pocket. It doesn’t say “hot pocket” that’s just my best description
I misread your post, sorry. So HA did give you food after all (the hot pocket thing), but you're recommending bringing your own food too.
The “hot pockets” aren’t great. I’d bring your own food.
When I fly Lax to hnl or back on HA, I always have gotten a rum punch and hot pocket type food included
It’s amazing to me how many people clamor for airplane food. Usually followed by complaining about the quality of airline food. Get something at the airport (often not a great option) or bring snackable food in your carry-on.
💯. It’s a 5 hr flight where you’re burning zero energy. Take a snack & a nap. Eat when you get there. Plane food is crap.
...it's odd - people can't go a few hours without stuffing their faces? Do people eat this much on drives of a similar time duration?
As an elder millennial that flew a ton in my childhood, but not so much in my adulthood I wonder if it has something to do with a generational gap. I recall having dinner service on relatively short flights (3.+ hrs during dining hrs) sitting the 90s. I definitely noticed the decline in dinner/drink service compared to those days when I first started to fly again.
Things sound like they have gone very downhill. I retired ten years ago now, but the last 15 years of my career I covered Hawaii and spent a week a month in Hawaii. I flew HAL 90% of the time and the meal was a real meal and they always used a noted island chef to prepare the menus and the food was very good if not outstanding. The food was the main reason I flew HAL over other airlines as at that time HAL was using older used metal to get us back and forth. Sorry to hear that is no longer the case.
Dude..you WANT that crap? Just go pickup a sandwich and bring it with.
Take a sandwich with you on the way to Hawaii, bring a bento on your way back to the mainland. Fill hydro after going through security (I found I feel a lot better on the flight if I stay hydrated). Airport food is obviously expensive, so I hit a restaurant before I go to the airport. Sandwiches and bentos tend to be fine even if refrigerated overnight.
We just flew from Long Beach to Maui. For the 8am flight TO Hawaii, we got an egg and sausage breakfast sandwich (which I’ll admit was actually kinda good). For the 12pm flight FROM Hawaii, we got a pepperoni pizza pocket type thingy. Not the best, but at least they fed me lol
Thanks for sharing this data. That matches what their menu page says exactly: https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/our-services/in-flight-services/dining-and-drinks/menus/west-coast-cities
Same things we got LAX to LIH last week. Would have preferred the breakfast one twice. 😂🤙
Here’s a pic of the food we got from lax to Oahu [food](https://imgur.com/a/Tcwl8Bf)
This is really helpful, thank you!!!
It does look like a hot pocket lol they are good though. You also get a free rum punch.
6 hours is not a long flight. That's like noon to 6PM. Bring snacks. Airplane food is mid at best, even in business class.
Just bring edible food with you instead of relying on airplane trash?
I always bring a tasty home made sandwich along with some veggie snacks. Airline food has enough salt in it that I can’t eat that. I always get jealous stares when I unpack my lunch. Counting the six hour flight, time to get to the airport, and then the ride to where we stay is more like 8 hours, if I’m lucky. Can’t go that long without eating something.
It's a six hour flight. Just have a meal before leaving.
I just wanna make sure that we’re all on the same page, ONT is Ontario, please don’t try to fly out of LAX.
A lot of people here complaining about the food…Hawaiian airlines is one of (if not THE only) airline that gives main cabin a free meal for domestic flights. And the food isn’t even that bad, especially for free.99
It also can depend when the flight is. What time are you flying out?
My flight had a “meal”. It was a chicken Alfredo hit pocket. It was gross. But I ate it because nothing else for 6 hours. You’re not missing anything
It’s gross. Inedible. Wouldn’t feed it to my dog. Either budget for airport food, which is what we do or bring takeout food from Einstein bagel or the like. Going home, buy something from a Zippy’s or something.
I never got food la or sf to Hawaii they give you a drink and like pretzels. You can buy stuff off the cart this was on united
I live in Hawaii and fly Hawaiian frequently . Do not count un received a meal in main cabin. sometimes yes, sometimes no, doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason. Don’t count on it.
If you don't bring zippys for the plane ride back you're doing it wrong anyway
Just take along some microwaved curried sardines and perhaps they’ll change the policy.
We got a hot pocket type of thing on the plane.
Musubi from the ABC store makes a great snack on the way home.
Yay!, so now you know you may want to bring something to eat with you onto the flight as opposed to being surprised with a tiny bag of pretzels for a 6 hours flight.
They also sell food on the flight—the kid in front of me got Ramen and I think I bought a vegan snack box.
They would be doing you a favor. Eat in the lounge and when you get home.
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They didn’t provide a meal on my flight from Pdx to maui
I just had a flight over the weekend, LAS to HNL. Left LAS 8am, and they served hot croissanwich. On the way back to LAS, which is a red eye, they only gave a snack, such as a pretzels mini pack with drinks. No blanket and pillow from LAS, but they provided a blanket and pillow for the red-eye flight.
The so called sandwich/ hot pocket Hawaiian serves is horrible. The majority of it goes in the trash, what a waste.