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Gallery: Hawaiian’s New 787 Interior Inspires Island Elements

Linda Blachly May 16, 2023
Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian’s 300-seat Boeing 787 features its newest premium product, Leihōkū (garland of stars): 34 suites that envelop guests in a tranquil, elegant space with fully lie-flat seating, an 18-inch IFE screen, personal outlets, wireless charging and direct aisle access. Set in a 1-2-1 configuration with doors, the suites can offer privacy or a shared experience, with combined double seats allowing couples to fall asleep while gazing at a starlit ceiling.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Leihōkū has 34 suites with fully lie-flat seating, set in a 1-2-1 configuration with doors and direct aisle access. 
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Leihōkū seats feature an 18-inch IFE screen, personal outlets and wireless charging.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Stars and sky: Hawaiian’s 787 will have a simulated cabin sky, depicting soft daylight, soothing sunrises and sunsets, or dramatic starry evening skies. Guests in Leihōkū Suites can gaze up at a luminous star compass ceiling evoking the constellations that guided Polynesian voyagers at night.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Cabin wall panel divides the Leihōkū Suites and the Main Cabin.

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

In Hawaiian’s 787 Main Cabin, consisting of 266 Collins Aerospace Aspire seats with ergonomically contoured back and arm rests. The airline says  guests will enjoy a lightweight, modern design that maximizes seat space, offers more shoulder and hip room.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Wind and waves: The wind and waves that have shaped the Hawaiian archipelago are expressed through curved forms throughout the entryway and cabin. Accents of deep aqua grace the carpets and privacy dividers in the Leihōkū Suites.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Each design element of Hawaiian’s 787 celebrates Polynesian navigators who sailed the Pacific by observing the stars, sun, winds, waves and wildlife. The airline worked with design consultant Teague to realize Hawaiian’s vision of honoring Pacific navigation in a modern aircraft.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

The Hawaiian 787 Main Cabin features a 12-inch seatback monitor with USB-A and USB-C charging ports.
 

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Main cabin ceiling.

Credit: Photo credit: Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian says its Boeing 787 will be the most fuel efficient widebody aircraft in its fleet due to its lightweight build, innovative aerodynamics and modern General Electric GEnx engines. 
 

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Hawaiian Airlines has unveiled its Boeing 787-9 interior and new class of premium service—the Leihōkū Suites, in partnership with Adient Aerospace. Hawaiian says guests that fly its new 787s, entering service beginning early next year on select routes, will be “immersed in cabin design elements that evoke Hawaiʻi’s rich natural world through bold textures, island-inspired sunrise and sunset lighting and sinuous ocean and wind patterns.”

All photos courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines.
 

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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