As of last week, travelers can now purchase tickets on the upcoming Hawaiian Airlines route between Kona International Airport (KOA) and Haneda International Airport (HND). The route commences operation Dec. 20. Hawaiian Airlines will operate service on the route three times weekly. The route complements the current Hawaiian Airlines service between Honolulu (HNL) and Haneda. “Since launching our first daily service to Haneda six years ago, Hawaiian has had the pleasure of carrying nearly 1 million visitors to Honolulu. As Hawai’i’s largest international market, it is clear Japanese travelers have chosen Hawaiian as their carrier of choice when visiting our beautiful islands. We are excited to offer even more choices for service with a second flight option from Haneda, the option to fly nonstop to Kona, and our new nonstop daily service from Narita launching later this month,” said Mark Dunkerley, president and CEO, Hawaiian Airlines. The new route departs Hawai’i at 5:05 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving in Haneda at 10:05 p.m., the following day. Return flights depart Japan at 11:55 p.m., and arrive in Hawai’i at 12:15 p.m., the same day.