The United States Department of Transportation has instructed that all miles earned prior to and during the merger must maintain their value. As such, Hawaiian Airlines continues to offer a wide range of ways to earn HawaiianMiles for its frequent flyer members. This article explores simple ways to earn (and redeem) airline miles.

5 Earn when you fly No expiration on earned miles There are no surprises to guess that flying with Hawaiian is the simplest way to earn miles. Every mile flown with the airline (or its partners) is a mile earned. The airline offers flights to every major island in Hawaii, as well as a range of destinations across North America, Asia, and the South Pacific.

The airline provides a mileage chart that shows how many miles can be earned on flights. Some examples of earning miles through flights are shown here. Honolulu to Las Vegas: Earn 2,762 miles Las Vegas to Kahului (Maui): Earn 2,696 miles Honolulu to Hilo (Hawaii Island): Earn 216 miles San Francisco to Honolulu (Oahu): Earn 2,397 miles Sydney to Honolulu (Oahu): Earn 5,060 miles Honolulu to Haneda: Earn 3,850 miles Alaska Airlines is deep in the process of attempting to acquire Hawaiian Airlines.

The two airlines announced this week that they had cleared another milestone and are even closer to a merger. Both carriers have long insisted that they will keep their respective brands but operate a unified loyalty program. It is widely believed that Hawaiian Airlines' HawaiianMiles frequent flyer progr.