Carry-on bag
- Size
- 22 × 14 × 9 in≈about 56 × 36 × 23 cm
- Total
- 45 in≈about 114 cm
- Weight
- None published
- Wheels and handles
- Count toward the size
- With your fare
- Included in every fare
- Saver fares include it too, with a personal item.
- The same limit applies on every aircraft type, and you need to be able to lift your bag into the overhead bin yourself.
Personal item
- Size
- No size published
- Weight
- None published
- Wheels and handles
- Not stated
- With your fare
- Included in every fare
- Hawaiian gives no size: a purse, briefcase or laptop bag. At least one of your two items should go under the seat.
Compare every airline’s under-seat limit on the personal item page.
Checked bags
- Weight
- 50 lb≈about 22.7 kg
- Total
- 62 in≈about 157 cm
- First Class: two free bags up to 70 lb.
- Overweight 51–70 lb: $100; 71–100 lb: $200. Oversize 63–115 inches: $200.
- On flights wholly within Hawaii: overweight 51–70 lb $35, 71–100 lb $70; oversize $35.
Bag fees
First checked bag: $45. Second: $55. North America, including Hawaii, tickets bought on or after 10 April 2026.
- Flights wholly within Hawaii: $30 for the first bag, $40 for the second and $50 for each after that. Huakaʻi members flying wholly within Hawaii check two bags free.
- Main Cabin to Asia and Oceania: two bags free. To Europe: the first is free and the second $100.
- Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard primary cardmembers check two bags free between North America and Hawaii and between the islands. Atmos Rewards Visa cardholders get one free bag when the flight is bought with an eligible card.
Good to know
Shared with Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian’s baggage pages are the same ones Alaska Airlines uses, titled for both airlines, so the carry-on size, checked limits and fees are the same.
The cheapest fare, power banks and pets on Hawaiian
- Cheapest fare: Every Economy fare carries the same bags. Every airline’s cheapest fare
- Power banks: 2 per person, up to 100 Wh; can charge your devices in flight; not in the overhead bin. Every airline’s power bank rules
- Pets in the cabin: In the cabin on some routes, $100 each way; $35 within Hawaii, carrier up to 17 × 11 × 9.5 in. Every airline’s pet rules
Hawaiian next to other US airlines
| Airline | Carry-on / cabin bag | Weight | Included? | Personal item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 22 × 14 × 9 in56 × 36 × 23 cm | None published | Included | 18 × 14 × 8 in45 × 35 × 20 cm |
| Delta Air Lines | 22 × 14 × 9 in56 × 35 × 23 cm | None published | Included | No size published |
| United Airlines | 22 × 14 × 9 in56 × 35 × 23 cm | None published | Not in Basic Economy | 17 × 10 × 9 in43 × 25 × 22 cm |
| Southwest Airlines | 24 × 16 × 10 in≈about 61 × 41 × 25 cm | None published | Included | No size published |
| JetBlue | 22 × 14 × 9 in55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm | No weight limit | Included | 17 × 13 × 8 in43.2 × 33 × 20.3 cm |
| Alaska Airlines | 22 × 14 × 9 in≈about 56 × 36 × 23 cm | None published | Included | No size published |
| Frontier Airlines | 24 × 16 × 10 in≈about 61 × 41 × 25 cm | 35 lb≈about 15.9 kg | Paid extra | 18 × 14 × 8 in≈about 46 × 36 × 20 cm |
| Allegiant Air | 22 × 16 × 10 in55 × 40 × 25 cm | None published | Paid extra | 18 × 14 × 8 in45 × 35 × 20 cm |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 22 × 14 × 9 in≈about 56 × 36 × 23 cm | None published | Included | No size published |
| Sun Country Airlines | 24 × 16 × 11 in≈about 61 × 41 × 28 cm | 35 lb≈about 15.9 kg | Paid extra | 17 × 13 × 9 in≈about 43 × 33 × 23 cm |
| Breeze Airways | 22 × 14 × 9 in≈about 56 × 36 × 23 cm | 35 lb≈about 15.9 kg | Paid extra | 17 × 13 × 8 in≈about 43 × 33 × 20 cm |
| Avelo Airlines | 22 × 14 × 9 in55 × 35 × 22 cm | None published | Paid extra | 17 × 13 × 9 in43 × 33 × 22 cm |
Wheels and handles: wheels and handles included for Hawaiian. Every airline drawn to scale