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Hawaiian Airlines Carry-On and Personal Item Size

Checked against Hawaiian Airlines's baggage pages on October 7, 2026

Hawaiian Airlines allows a carry-on of up to 22 x 14 x 9 in (56 x 36 x 23 cm), no more than 45 in (114 cm) in total, including wheels and handles. Hawaiian Airlines publishes no personal item size: it just has to fit under the seat in front of you. Every Hawaiian fare includes the carry-on.

Bag size, with wheels and handles
AirlinePersonal itemCarry-on
HawaiianPersonal item: No size publishedCarry-on: Fits
AlaskaPersonal item: No size publishedCarry-on: Fits
SouthwestPersonal item: No size publishedCarry-on: Fits
UnitedPersonal item: 1 in over on length (max 17 in); 4 in over on width (max 10 in)Carry-on: FitsNot in Basic Economy, except to South America and across the Atlantic or Pacific

Your longest side is compared with each airline's longest limit, and so on. Weight is checked only where the airline publishes a limit. "No size published" means the bag just has to fit under the seat in front of you.

Hawaiian Airlines carry-on size

Inches22 x 14 x 9 in
Centimeters56 x 36 x 23 cm (converted)
Length + width + height45 in (114 cm)
WeightNo limit published
Included?All fares, including Saver

Hawaiian Airlines personal item size

Hawaiian Airlines doesn't publish a maximum personal item size. The rule is that it fits under the seat in front of you. If you want a number to shop by, 18 x 14 x 8 inches is the most generous published limit among US airlines, and 17 x 10 x 8 inches fits all of them; under-seat space varies by plane.

Personal item examples from Hawaiian Airlines: a purse, briefcase or laptop bag.

Does Hawaiian Saver include a carry-on?

Yes.All fares, including Saver.

  • Saver fares are sold by both Alaska and Hawaiian and include a free carry-on, with the same allowance as Main fares.

More Hawaiian carry-on rules

  • Hawaiian now shares Alaska Airlines' carry-on policy: hawaiianairlines.com shows the same page, titled for both airlines.
  • The 22 x 14 x 9 inch limit includes wheels and handles, and the three sides may not add up to more than 45 inches.
  • No maximum personal item size is published; it has to fit under the seat in front of you.

Is a backpack a Hawaiian personal item?

Hawaiian Airlines's examples don't mention backpacks, but its only rule is that the personal item fits under the seat in front of you. With no published size, a slim daypack that slides under the seat is the safe choice. Our travel backpack picks, by their makers' measurements:

BackpackAs personal itemAs carry-on
Peak Design Travel Backpack 45Lstandard (35L), 22 x 13 x 9.5 inNo size published0.5 in over on depth (max 9 in)
Peak Design Travel Backpack 45Lexpanded (45L), 22 x 13 x 11 inNo size published2 in over on depth (max 9 in); 1 in over the 45 in total
Osprey Farpoint/Fairview Travel Daypackdetachable 15L daypack, 18.1 x 12.2 x 8.3 inNo size publishedFits

Hawaiian vs Alaska vs Southwest vs United carry-on size

AirlinePersonal itemCarry-onFree carry-on?
HawaiianNot published22 x 14 x 9 in(56 x 36 x 23 cm)All fares, including Saver
AlaskaNot published22 x 14 x 9 in(56 x 36 x 23 cm)All fares, including Saver
SouthwestNot published24 x 16 x 10 in(61 x 41 x 25 cm)All fares
United9 x 10 x 17 in(22 x 25 x 43 cm)9 x 14 x 22 in(23 x 35 x 56 cm)Not in Basic Economy, except to South America and across the Atlantic or Pacific

Compare every airline, including international carriers, in the carry-on size checker.

Sources

Limits are from each airline's own pages, checked October 7, 2026. Airlines change bag rules often, so check before you fly. Conversions use 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Backpack sizes are from the manufacturers.