But going back to my original question, the basic math comes down to is it worth to spend the AA 75,000 miles OW (in F) + $140 to get from LAX-HNL-LIH vs. SPG 35,000 points transfer to HA (in Y) + $0 to get from LAX-HNL-LIH?
The second option would seem to be better, but I guess some of it would depend on transfer time from SPG to HA and not sitting in F.