Hawaiian Holdings to Present at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Transportation Conference

HONOLULU, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HA) ("Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), announced today that Peter Ingram, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Transportation Conference to be held June 10-11, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York.

Hawaiian's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at 3:50 p.m. Eastern Time.

The presentation will be webcast live and will be available on the Investor Relations section of Hawaiian Airlines' website at www.hawaiianair.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian is the nation's highest-ranked carrier for service quality and performance in 2008 in the 19th annual Airline Quality Rating study. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past five years (2004-2008) and has been an industry leader in fewest misplaced bags during that same period (#1 from 2005-2007, #2 in 2008) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian as the top domestic airline serving Hawaii.

Now in its 80th year of continuous service in Hawaii, Hawaiian is the state's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service to Hawaii from the state's primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawaii from more U.S. gateway cities (10) than any other airline, as well as service to the Philippines, Australia, American Samoa, and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides more than 160 daily jet flights within the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com.

SOURCE  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

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    /CONTACT:  Peter Ingram, CFO, +1-808-835-3030,
peter.ingram@hawaiianair.com, or investor relations, Matt Bernier, Sr.
Director, +1-808-838-5508, matt.bernier@hawaiianair.com, or media, Alan L.
Hoffman, Sr. VP, +1-808-838-6758, al.hoffman@hawaiianair.com, all of Hawaiian
Airlines/
    /Web Site:  http://www.hawaiianair.com /
    (HA)

CO:  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.; Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.; Bank of America;
     Merrill Lynch
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