August 27, 2026
A group of pilots is doing its best to fulfill Hawaiian Airlines' discovery request in a legal dispute over COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemptions, the pilots told a Hawaii federal judge, asking him not to sanction them for taking time to redact and format a Telegram group chat.
July 01, 2026
A Hawaii federal judge has partially tossed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Airlines Inc. of refusing to accommodate employees' requests for religious and medical exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the court lacks jurisdiction over the claims since they cannot be resolved without interpreting the airline's collective bargaining agreement.
March 16, 2026
Hawaiian Airlines shouldn't be allowed to boot a lawsuit out of court using the argument that the Railway Labor Act governs, because the dispute over Hawaiian's vaccine mandate can be resolved without invoking the law by bringing in the collective bargaining agreement, a group of pilots argued.