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        Uniform Inquiries

        December 19, 2025 09:48

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

        First and foremost, mahalo to everyone who takes the time to read and engage with our communications. This is the most reliable way to stay up to date with accurate, timely information that we share to support and inform our membership.

        With all of the feedback and questions we received from our Uniform Point Redemption Reminder, many of you reached out to us in the Leadership with a variety of issues regarding Uniform pieces, points balance, account login and ordering.

        For information regarding Uniforms in our Contract (CBA – Collective Bargaining Agreement) please refer to Section 6 : Uniforms.

        General Contract Information

        • Section 6.A. – Wearing of Uniform
          While on duty, Flight Attendants shall wear their uniforms in the style and manner prescribed by the Company.

        • Section 6.C.1.2.3. – Uniform Point Allowance Program

          1. Replacement of required uniform items and Company-approved optional items will be accomplished through the use of the Uniform Allowance Program (UPAP).

          2. On January 1st of each year, eligible Flight Attendants shall be credited with six hundred and fifty (650) points to be used for purchase of replacement uniform items and Company-approved optional items. One (1) point is equal to one (1) dollar. Uniform points may not be carried over from year to year.

          3. Replacement uniform items will be paid by the Company up to the annual uniform point allotment described in Paragraph C.2 of this Section.

          4. If the cost of replacement and Company-approved items exceeds the annual UPAP limit, the additional cost shall be the responsibility of the individual Flight Attendant. If the cost of a Flight Attendant’s order exceeds the value of UPAP points the Flight Attendant currently has available, the Flight Attendant shall be able to pay the difference between the order total and the UPAP point balance, for that order.

        Other Issues / Company Contact Information

        Depending on your issue regarding Uniforms & Luggage pieces, please use the contact information below that is most relevant to your situation:

        • For Account Login issues and errors :
          Email : contactus@affinityapparel.com

        • For Order Status Questions : 
          hawaiianair@mi-hubus.com

        • For Luggage Repair & Loaner supply :
          Glenn Fujiki dba Kelena
          Email : acfujiki@aol.com
          ​​​Phone : (808) 781-6445
          Address : 2514 Jasmine Street Honolulu, HI 96816

        • For Alterations :
          Please contact the Uniform Center to schedule an appointment and keep current with the uniform center hours of operation as they may vary.

        • Uniform Center Contact 
          Normal Hours of Operations : Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5:30 pm  Sat 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
          Phone : 1 (808) 835-3220

          2025 HOLIDAY HOURS OF OPERATION :
          The Uniform Center will be closed on 12/15 from 11:30am – 1:00pm and on 12/22 from 11:30am – 1:00pm for fitting.
          The Uniform Center will be closed on 12/24 – 12/25 for the Holidays.
          Will reopen for normal business hours on 12/26.

        • Hawaiian Airlines / Affinity Uniform Center in Honolulu
          Point of Contact : Holly Oh 
          Email : Holly.Oh@mihubglobal.com

        • Points reconciliation, Uniform & Luggage Ordering Restrictions
          Allie Cabanban, Inflight – Administrative Assistant II
          Phone : 808-838-5397
          Email : Allie.Cabanban@hawaiianair.com

        In Solidarity,

        LEC 43 Leadership & Mike Cabilin

        Filed Under: Council 43 HNL Tagged With: Council 43, pmHA

        2025 Uniform Points Expiring Soon

        December 17, 2025 14:17

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

        This is a quick reminder to check your uniform point balance and make sure you use any remaining points before the end of the year. Unused uniform points do not roll over in to the new year, so now is the time to place any last-minute orders you’ve been putting off.

        Take a few minutes to log in, review what you may need, and use those points before they disappear. The Affinity Website can be found in our IFS website under the Uniform & Grooming tab.

        In Solidarity,
        Mike Cabilin, LEC Uniform Committee Chair

        Filed Under: Council 43 HNL Tagged With: Council 43, pmHA

        Hawaiian Flight Attendant Seattle Domicile LOA Session #2 Virtual Roadshow Reminder

        December 17, 2025 13:00

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

        • The second session for the Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement is scheduled for tomorrow, December 18, from 9 AM to 10:30 AM HT
        • All members in good standing should register for the webinar using a non-company email and review the SEA LOA Question and Answer prior to attending

        The Hawaiian Seattle Domicile Negotiating Committee is hosting the first of three virtual roadshows tomorrow to share information about the Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement (SEA LOA).

        • Session #2 – Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM HT

        Webinar Reminders

        • All Members in good standing are welcome to join.
        • We encourage you to log on to the webinar early to verify your credentials and to ensure a prompt start
        • To register, please use a non-company email. Registration will close at the start of the webinar.
        • You may attend multiple sessions. Just fill out a separate registration form for each session you plan to join.
        • After you register, you’ll get a confirmation email with your unique link. Please keep this link private.

        SEA LOA Resources

        Please look over the SEA LOA Question and Answer section prior to attending the webinar, the information has been updated as of December 9. To make sure everyone gets the latest information, we may skip questions that have already been answered during the webinar. You may also submit your questions in advance using the registration form.

        Register for Additional Sessions

        • Session #3 – Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:30 PM HT

        If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local leadership or email the SEA Domicile Negotiating Committee at sea@afahawaiian.org.

        Filed Under: AFA News Now, AS/HA Merger, Council 43 HNL, Council 47 LAX/SEA (pmHA) Tagged With: Council 43, Council 47, HA SEA Domicile, pmHA

        Tune In Tomorrow: LEC 43 Year-End Webinar

        December 15, 2025 18:00

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

        If you haven’t had a chance to register yet, here’s a friendly reminder that we’ll be hosting a webinar tomorrow Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 11:00 HST with your LEC 43 Leadership, Martin Gusman and Kela Chong, as we wrap up the year together. We’ll be recapping 2025, sharing our plans for 2026, and talking about what’s ahead for our Honolulu base in our final LEC webinar of the year. We’ll also have time at the end for a Q&A, so feel free to bring your questions.

        Please click HERE to register. As a reminder, please use your personal email address that is on file with the union. Any registrations with your company email will be denied. All members must be in good standing and registrations will close at 10:00 am HST (one hour before the webinar begins). Mahalo for your understanding.

        Mahalo for staying engaged with your union leadership. We look forward to sharing this space with you. We hope to see you there.

        In Solidarity,
        LEC 43 Leadership

        Filed Under: Council 43 HNL Tagged With: Council 43, pmHA

        Council 43 Update – December 15, 2025

        December 15, 2025 12:01

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

        As 2025 draws to a close, I’d like to go over a few important items that have come up since my last update.

        On December 1, the SEA Negotiating Committee held its first of three virtual roadshows to answer your questions about the SEA Domicile Agreement. This is an important agreement that secures improvements for everyone, including the elimination of the 787-9 one-way staffing carve out and the lowering of the ER crew-to-load threshold to 85%. The deal secures a right to return to your domicile of origin and protects against involuntary junior-assigning to SEA for 18 months. Please see the note below about the two remaining virtual roadshows.

        In late November, we held our Council 43 Committee Chairpersons’ meeting at the LEC Office at Koapaka. The meeting gave our Committee Chairs the chance to meet in person to share committee reports and discuss current and future concerns. In attendance were:

        Randy Rivera – Air Safety Health & Security, Mikioi Vericella – Communications, Namahana Lota – Employee Assistance Program, Maria Kahele – Government Affairs, Matt Mitchell – Hotel & Transportation, Jeff Takamine – I Mua Ke Alo, Bianca McKee & Thalia Adachi – In-Flight Service, Rachel Fernandez – Membership & Benefits, Sasha Kahele Manners & Joni Pak – Reserve, Chasity Theno & Patrick Smith – Scheduling Clarification Requests, and Michael Cabilin – Uniforms.

        Kela and I have a debt of gratitude to all of the Flight Attendant committee members who give so much of their time – time away from their families – to help us support you. These are people that you work and fly with and who somehow find the time to give back to all of us. Their efforts helped us get through a difficult year and gave us the opportunity to have the shared experience of honoring Pualani and all that she means to us.

        Kela and I would also like to acknowledge Gary Ichimura and his team for doing their best to support all of you. The merger has meant a great deal of change that is affecting employees and passengers alike, but Gary and his team have somehow managed to deal with the dizzying amount of change – with fewer people – and have worked with us and to support you. Mahalo nui.

        Finally, Kela and I would like to thank each of you. Thank you for your professionalism under difficult circumstances this year, for sharing your concerns with us, and for your engagement with the work that we are doing to secure our future. We are proud to be a part of the Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendant ʻohana, and honored to represent you. May your holidays be bright and merry, and bring you good health, peace, and prosperity.

        In Solidarity,
        Martin Gusman & Kela Chong


        RHRA Retirement Deadline Reminder

        The Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement (RHRA) is an AFA-negotiated benefit that provides between $10,000 and $30,000 to pay for medical insurance or medical expenses upon retirement (contract Section 34-22). Earlier this year the deadline to secure the RHRA benefit was extended to April 2, 2026. Please note that after January 1, 2026, we are required to give the Company 60 days’ notice to obtain the RHRA benefit. A Flight Attendant retiring on April 2, 2026 will need to notify the Company by February 1, 2026 to obtain the RHRA benefit. These are links to the company’s retirement planning checklist and the required retirement notification form, which may be also found online at HA People.

        SEA Domicile Information

        The SEA Negotiating Committee’s first virtual roadshow, which was held on Monday, December 1, has been posted and may be viewed here. The committee will be hosting two more virtual roadshows on Thursday, December 18, and Sunday, January 11. The vacancy bid for the SEA domicile closes on Monday, January 12, 2026. A Question & Answer page is available for more information, or you can email your questions directly to the SEA Negotiating Committee at SEA@afahawaiian.org. 

        SEA Negotiating Committee Virtual Roadshows

        [REGISTER] Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM HST
        [REGISTER] Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:30 PM HT

        Questioning Assignment Legalities

        We each have the right to question the legality of a Crew Scheduling assignment. Scheduling Protests – Section 11.E. – defines the process for questioning the legality of a schedule assignment and includes the filing of a Scheduling Clarification Request (SCR). Please keep in mind that if you are questioning the legality of an assignment while on duty, work-related duties such as reporting to the aircraft passenger boarding should continue while the dispute is being worked out.

        LQ Service and FFA Positions

        As a clarification regarding the service LQ position on flights to Asia, the service position remains a service position if it is traded or vacated after the PBS award. This is true even if the position is traded to a lead-qualified Flight Attendant. Please also keep in mind that a service-qualified Flight Attendant cannot be assigned to work in Business Class unless there are no lead-qualified Flight Attendants on the flight. Regarding the FFA position, please note that when the FFA position is awarded in PBS, if the person awarded the position gets off the trip the FFA position goes away.

        787 ICN Main Cabin Meal Service

        As a reminder, the meal service in the main cabin on 787 flights between SEA and ICN is a 4-cart service throughout the entire cabin. If the flight is staffed with nine Flight Attendants, FAs 3 and 4 serve meals while FAs 2 and 6 follow with beverages. If the flight is staffed with 10 Flight Attendants, FAs 4 and 5 serve meals while FAs 3, 4, 6, and 7 follow with two-person beverage carts. In January the same service procedures will apply to flights between SEA and NRT on the 787.

        A321 Pairings with Repositioning Segments

        Beginning on December 17, there are International A321 pairings that include both an international segment and a live, repositioning interisland segment in a single duty period. Please be advised that the maximum scheduled duty time for the A321 with a repositioning interisland segment is 12 hours, and the actual on-duty maximum is 14 hours.

        Computer-Based Training Pay

        A frequently asked question is “do we get paid for computer-based training?” The answer is “yes.” Section 26.C.4.c. of the contract provides that the Company may use computer-based training (CBT) that is separate from recurrent and requalification training, and that we are paid a minimum of one (1) hour at our hourly pay rate. As a reminder, we were emailed a notice to complete an Annual Compliance Training – 2025 ACT Group 1,  which is due by 12/31/2025.

        Council 43 Leadership Webinar

        On Tuesday, December 16, the Communications Committee will host their last Webinar of the year – this time hosting your Council 43 Leadership. Council 43 President Martin Gusman and Vice President Kela Chong will give a brief update about what is happening with the Association and the Company, as well as answer your questions. The Webinar begins at 1100 HST and you may click here to register.

        Save the Date: Joint Negotiating Committee Meet and Greet on January 15, 2026

        Honolulu Council 43 will be hosting the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for a meet and greet on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The meeting will be held at 0900 at the 7th floor conference center of Terminal 1 at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. In addition to the JNC, members of the SEA Negotiating Committee and the Alaska + Hawaiian MEC will be in attendance and available to answer your questions. Refreshments and validated parking ($3.50) will be provided. All members in good standing are invited to attend.

        December Events

        DateEvent
        December 1SEA Domicile LOA Virtual Roadshow #1
        December 1-2Alaska + Hawaiian MEC Meeting in SEA
        December 8-11JCBA Negotiations in SEA
        December 12LAX Joint Local Council Meeting & JCBA Meet and Greet
        December 15Council 43 Leadership Webinar
        December 18SEA Domicile LOA Virtual Roadshow #2
        December 25Christmas Day

        January Events

        DateEvent
        January 1New Year’s Day
        January 11SEA Domicile LOA Virtual Roadshow #3
        January 12SEA Domicile Vacancy Bid Closes
        January 12 – 14Alaska + Hawaiian MEC Meeting in HNL
        January 14Reserve Webinar
        January 15JNC, SEA Negotiating Committee, Alaska + Hawaiian MEC Meet & Greet in HNL
        January 27-29JCBA Negotiations in SEA

        Filed Under: Council 43 HNL Tagged With: Council 43, pmHA

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