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Can you pass on your HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) points when you die?

HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) points can pass to a family member after a death. While alive, the account holder can use transfers to another member and gift purchases.

Atmos Rewards is the combined Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines loyalty program, launched on August 20, 2025 as a rebrand of Alaska Mileage Plan. HawaiianMiles moved into it on October 1, 2025 at one mile to one point, so a former HawaiianMiles balance is an Atmos Rewards balance.

Alaska Air Group's terms allow HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) points to transfer to a family member after the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, Alaska Air Group allows transfers to another member and gift purchases.

What happens to HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) at death

Transferable to family

A former HawaiianMiles balance is handled like any other Atmos Rewards balance, through Alaska Airlines' internal Guest Care practice, historically called "Memorial Miles," under which a deceased member's points are credited to one or more named survivors at no charge.1

Naming who acts after a death

Designation

There is no way to name a beneficiary on an Atmos Rewards account. Because the points are not the member's property, a will cannot direct them the way it directs property; it can record the account number and name who the family should ask Alaska to credit.2

Sources2

Alaska Air Group publishes its own process for a deceased person's account: Guest Care request for a deceased member's points (historically "Memorial Miles"); the request starts by phone at 1-800-654-5669. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) account.

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Sources

Data sourced from Alaska Air Group (Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines) primary sources (6 pages reviewed). How we research.

HawaiianMiles (Atmos Rewards) customer support

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Hours

Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-7:00 PM PT; Saturday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM PT

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Alaska Airlines Customer Care, P.O. Box 68900 - SEAGT, Seattle, WA 98168-0900
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