Reports say the turbulence hit around 30 minutes before landing, with some passengers flying out of their seats and at least one person hitting the ceiling.
The plane was carrying almost 280 passengers and 10 crew.
Emergency services treated passengers after the plane landed safely in Honolulu.
Hawaiian radio station KHON2 talked to one passenger, Hayata Ano who said, "It was just rocky. And then, it quickly just escalated to, like, the point where we're shaking so much that we were, like, pretty much like floating off of our chairs."
