Hawaiian is sort of the Fedex of passenger jobs these days... seems like they've got the pick of whom they want and they seem to (fairly or not) prefer locals.. I for one think it's a mistake to focus on locals since you should be hiring the absolute best you can get, quality, personality and everything else... a pilot knows and understands what's involved in commuting and relocation and many have already weighted and planned what they'd do if they're throwing in their app.... but that's just me, I'm not Hawaiian and I don't pretend to know what's best for them better than they do... just my .02$