Well, for one, Hawaiian does not pay very well first year. And the fact that they don't fly you out to Hawaii, for phase 1/2 and phase 3 - nor do they fly you out to Honolulu to start your new job, seems a little off-puting. A little odd to hear "welcome to the Hawaiian family, now find your own way here."

This and the lack of options with domiciles kind of puts them in a very limited niche group.

Then again, could be a general decrease in military trained pilots overall. Don't think drone operators follow the airline route path, do they?

There are many good things about Hawaiian, but some aspects make it a bit peculiar.