You’d need about 204,000 Marriott points to end up with 68,000 HawaiianMiles , under the classic Marriott→Hawaiian transfer rules that were in place before HawaiianMiles was merged into Alaska’s program.

How the math works

Marriott’s standard airline transfer structure for most partners (including Hawaiian) has been:

  • Base ratio : 3 Marriott Bonvoy points → 1 airline mile.
  • Bonus : For every 60,000 Bonvoy points you transfer in a single transaction, Marriott adds a 5,000-mile bonus to the airline account.
* That means 60,000 Bonvoy points → 25,000 miles (20,000 base miles + 5,000 bonus).

To reach 68,000 miles , you typically break it into “blocks” of 60,000 points, because that’s how you trigger the bonus.

Step-by-step breakdown

  1. First 60,000 points
    • 60,000 Bonvoy points → 25,000 HawaiianMiles.
  1. Second 60,000 points
    • Another 60,000 Bonvoy points → another 25,000 miles.
 * Total so far: 50,000 miles.
  1. Third 60,000 points
    • Another 60,000 points → another 25,000 miles.
 * Total so far: 75,000 miles.

At this point, you’ve already cleared 68,000 miles, but you can’t “partially” use the 60,000-point bonus block; the bonus is tied to full 60k chunks.

So the closest practical transfer that comfortably exceeds 68,000 miles is:

  • 3 × 60,000 = 180,000 Marriott points → 75,000 miles.

However, if you aim exactly at 68,000 miles , you can instead think in strict 3:1 terms without optimizing for the 5k bonuses:

  • 68,000 miles at a pure 3:1 ratio would be 68,000 × 3 = 204,000 Marriott points.
  • In reality, most people structure transfers to maximize the bonuses, so they’d use 180,000 points for 75,000 miles and just accept the overage.

Practical angle: what you’d actually do

From a “what button do I press” standpoint:

  • If the goal is minimum points while maximizing bonuses , you’d likely transfer:
    • 180,000 Marriott points → 75,000 HawaiianMiles , then just use 68,000 out of the 75,000 for your award and leave the rest in your account.
  • If you’re trying to exactly match 68,000 with a numerical conversion:
    • You’re looking at roughly 204,000 points based on the base 3:1 ratio.

Because the program adds those bonuses per 60k block, the real-world answer most people would care about is:

Plan on at least 180,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to comfortably get more than 68,000 Hawaiian miles with the transfer bonuses.

Important current-program note (2025–2026)

  • HawaiianMiles has been integrated into Alaska’s Mileage Plan , and direct Marriott→Hawaiian transfers are sunset around late 2025.
  • After that, you generally have to:
    • Transfer Marriott points to Alaska Mileage Plan instead, then
    • Use those miles for flights that would have been operated by Hawaiian Airlines.

So if you’re reading this planning a future transfer (2026 and beyond), check the current Marriott and Alaska transfer pages and any notices about the Hawaiian integration, because the direct Marriott→Hawaiian path may no longer be available and the exact ratios/bonuses can change.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.