Ended: Amex to Hawaiian (and Alaska) Transfers

If you’ve been using American Express Membership Rewards points to build up your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles, heads up: Starting June 30, 2025, you won’t be able to transfer Amex points to HawaiianMiles — which means no way to turn them into Alaska miles.

What’s Happening?

• American Express will end transfers to HawaiianMiles on June 30, 2025.
• This means no more converting Amex points to Alaska miles through this method.
• HawaiianMiles will also end partnerships with other airlines and shopping partners on the same date.

Why This Matters

For a while, this HawaiianMiles path gave Amex cardholders a simple way to move points into Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, even though Amex doesn’t transfer to Alaska directly.

By going Amex → HawaiianMiles → Alaska, travelers could top up their Alaska balances for some of the best award deals out there. But with Amex transfers to Hawaiian ending June 30th, 2025, this backdoor option is about to disappear for good.

How to Transfer Membership Rewards to Hawaiian (and Alaska)

1. Log in to your American Express account and go to the “Rewards & Benefits” page.
2. Transfer Membership Rewards points to HawaiianMiles. (You can transfer up to 999,000 points per day.)
3. Once in your HawaiianMiles account, use the transfer tool to move them to your Alaska Mileage Plan account.

Pro Tip: Alaska Mileage Plan miles don’t expire as long as you keep your account active. That means you can transfer them now and save them for a future trip.