Fall Break 2015 - Hawaiian Airlines

I"m sure some consumers might know this already, but we were testing out when was the best time to purchase flights. We are heading to Hawaii and about 3 mos prior to our chosen date, the price was quite good. Being the frugal person I wanted to purchase them. But, we thought we'd test out what the cost would be as we got closer to the date of departure (yes, we already had our vacation rental in place). We were definitely being daring, but hey, if we could do our own test and pass along the info, then we will. We just purchased our airline tix and we are about 3 weeks out. The prices were up by a lot while we were waiting, but 3 weeks out, the prices dropped back to the price of what they were 3 mos. out. Phew! I just kept checking the airplane for seats available. Sometimes Travelocity, Orbitz, etc purchase a block of seats, but those weren't being filled. The airline site also showed us available seats. We purchased them on a Thursday night (cheapest offers for 3 weeks in a row so we waited for a Thursday night) and was able to get a good price on our seats. Now, if you're only 1 person, you can probably get better prices because you're not having to worry about getting 4 seats in the same row (have to keep the kids near us). So there you have it, 3 mos. or 3 wks prior seemed to work. 3 wks prior can lead to some sweaty palms, but hey, it worked!!! This is our info for you all today. Enjoy!

update:
We went with Hawaiian Airlines and we are so glad we flew Hawaiian Air. We were still served a complimentary breakfast with all the wonderful extras i.e. juice, snacks, etc. They were really wonderful to fly. 

later update:
My friend did frown upon HA customer service. It wasn't about the flight itself, but trying to get a gift certificate from them. So, maybe they aren't so great with the customer service; however, I had a different experience with customer service when discussing our return flight and my family did not have assigned seats. They were wonderful and stated that we were red flagged to sit together due to the fact that we had 2 minors with us. They did keep us together.