Hawaiian Airlines Now Lets You Check Your Surfboard, Bike, and Kayak as a Standard Checked Bag

“Hawaiʻi is synonymous with surfing and many ocean and land-based activities that draw visitors from around the world,” says Sandra Wang, product manager at Hawaiian Airlines, in the press release. “We are excited to extend this new benefit to our visitors and kamaʻāina so they can enjoy their favorite sports and hobbies while exploring Hawaiʻi and anywhere they travel in our network, including Asia, Oceania and the US continent.”

Hawaiian Airlines will now allow the following sports equipment as standard checked baggage:

• Bicycle gear up to 70 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Windsurfing gear up to 70 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Archery gear up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Canoe, canoe paddles, and kayaks up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Golfing gear up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Hockey, lacrosse, pole vault gear up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Skateboards up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Ski, snowboard gear up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Surfboard, paddleboard, kiteboard up to 50 pounds and 115 linear inches
• Bowling gear up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches
• Baseball gear up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches
• Boogie, wakeboards, and skim boards up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches
• Fishing gear up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches
• Football, tennis, and paintball gear up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches
• Scuba gear up to 50 pounds and 62 linear inches

Travelers whose sports equipment exceeds the weights or dimensions listed above will need to pay for overweight and/or oversize bag fees, which vary according to weight, size, and destination. Overweigh/oversize fees start at $35.

With Hawaiian Airlines, First-Class passengers, as well as passengers flying internationally (except Australia and New Zealand) benefit from one free checked bag. Travelers going to neighboring Hawaiian islands pay $30 for the first checked bag and $40 for the second one. Travelers going to North America pay $40 for the first checked bag and $45 for the second one. Passengers traveling to Australia and New Zealand get one free checked bag; checking a second bag costs $100.