Hawaiian Airlines said it will begin charging a $10 fee for the first checked bag on interisland flights effective Sept. 14.

Hawaiian said its three primary competitors for interisland service have all previously instituted a first bag fee.
“Our costs continue to rise and fares have simply not kept pace. We’ve held the line on this fee as long as possible, but have to remain competitive,” said Glenn Taniguchi, Hawaiian’s senior vice president of marketing and sales.
Customers of Hawaiian exempt from paying the $10 first bag fee are: HawaiianMiles Pualani Platinum, Gold and Premier Club members; corporate members; customers traveling in first class; customers traveling on military and government fares; customers traveling on international tickets that include points within Hawaii; customers flying on the same reservation as someone with exempt status (except for group bookings of 10 or more passengers).
Customer checked-in luggage items exempt from the first bag fee are: child car seats, carriers and strollers; and wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes and other personal assistive devices.