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Update 5/3/19: Just a reminder that this deal is due to end on May 5th, 2019.
Update 3/13/19: I’ve updated the our verdict section with some additional information.
The Offer
- Bank of Hawaii is offering a bonus of up to 75,000 miles on the Hawaiian Airlines card:
- 50,000 miles after spending $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months
- 25,000 miles after spending $6,000 in total within the first 12 months
Card Details
- Annual fee of $99 not waived
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3x miles on all eligible Hawaiian airline purchases
- 2x miles on all gas, dining and grocery store purchases
- 1x miles on all other purchases
- First checked bag free
- Valid until May 5th, 2019.
Our Verdict
This card is actually issued by Barclays, but through Bank of Hawaii. According to readers in the comments this basically just means they use Barclays underwriting and approval process, so it’s the same as it would be when applying for a Barclays credit card. This means you need to keep in mind things such as the 6/24 rule. If you have any questions about Barclays and before applying for the card, I’d recommend reading this post on things everybody should know about Barclays.
In terms of what to do with the miles:
- You can get flights for 35,000 miles round trip with the card from mainland USA to Hawaii, but there isn’t a lot of space available.
- Intra island flights are 7,500 miles one way
- You can also transfer the miles to Hilton at a rate of 1:1.5 (although I’d say this is a bad use of points)
The bonus is much better than the 60,000 mile bonus available via Barclays directly and the highest we’ve seen on any Hawaiian card in the past. Because of this I’ll be adding this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.
Sadly not useful for most people, but I just got a targeted mailer with the same terms. Needs name/invitation code to apply.
HA biz card bonus is 60k + 10k now.
A little late to report back… I also applied shortly after this was posted. Was denied for opening too many cards in the past 24 months (which I definitely have). We’re any definitive DPs at the time, so I went for it to be one.
Applied and was denied for too many cards in last 24 months (9 or 10), reconned and rep wasn’t having it
I tried applying for this but got denied (already own a Hawaiian Air card). If I cancel, how long do I need to wait before I can reapply (and hopefully get the signup bonus)?
I was rejected for number of cards in the past 24 months. I called an the rep checked for me but didn’t seem worth arguing too much as it didn’t seem like he had power to get past this. I’ve got 14 in past 24 months, or if excluding biz cards 10.
PLEASE NOTE!!
William Charles You need to live in Hawai Or have a bank account with them to open A BoH Card
Don’t think that’s actually true
Not true. I’ve got a BoH HA via Barclays. Non HI resident. No prior BoH relationship.
False
I was just approved, 5/24. Savor in Jan, Barclay Arrival+ in Feb, so I thought I would get declined due to the “six month” Barclay rule.
I was just approved and am 9/24. 7 credit cards and two checking lines of credit. I have an almost 5yr old Arrival Plus. Last new account is from June.
I’m curious if anyone has any experience with how quickly these points post. I’m planning a trip in May and can meet the spend pretty quickly.