1. COMMUTER POLICY: As far as I know, there is no commuter policy. Which is why Hawaiian likes to hire local pilots or pilots with strong ties to Hawaii. However, a new scheduling policy was recently put into place where you can do segment trades. We have many commuters and they dont complain.

2. HOW MANY NEWHIRES: Rumor has it between 60-80 pilots this year. We've hired 12 so far.

3. MILITARY FLIGHT CONVERSIONS: I have no clue. Sorry.

4. SEATTLE BASE SENIORITY: The most junior FO is 33% off the bottom. It's a very small base with only 12 FOs.

5. NEWHIRES: Approximately half have been going to the heavy and half to the 717. In the future, I would guess most newhires will be assigned the A330. Expect to hold a line immediately because the most junior reserve pilot in any aircraft has 1-1.5 years seniority. Minimum 12 days off.