HONOLULU - January 21, 2015 - Hawaiian Airlines has announced the appointment of Kevin L. Halloran to the position of vice president - treasury and treasurer. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing corporate finance, fleet financing, cash management, fuel and foreign exchange hedging and enterprise risk management for Hawaiian Airlines.

"Kevin's strong background in capital markets and various treasury functions adds a new dimension to our team that will help guide our finance strategy as we continue to expand our business, add more aircraft to our fleet, and manage our risk profile," said Shannon Okinaka, Hawaiian Airlines senior vice president and interim chief financial officer.

Halloran brings more than 25 years of experience in treasury and finance roles, including capital formation, capital planning/allocation and investor relations to Hawaiian Airlines. He most recently served as founding and managing partner of FourPoint Capital Partners in Honolulu and New York. Prior to this, he served as vice president, corporate development and investor relations at Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.; co-founder and chief financial officer at Media Venture Partners, Inc.; and vice president, finance at PSI Institutional Realty in Los Angeles.

Halloran earned a bachelor's degree in Economics with high honors and a minor in Geology from Colgate University, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business through Bankers Trust' executive management program.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years (2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 86th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. Mainland. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page.

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