A FLT ATTENDANT DESCRIBES CREW MEMBERS SHOWING FATIGUE DURING ROUND TRIP ASSIGNMENTS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

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COMPANY IS SCHEDULING ITS CABIN CREW MEMBERS TO WORK ALL NIGHT TURNS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM MID-AFTERNOON TO EARLY AM PST/PDT FOLLOWING DAY. THESE TRIPS GO AGAINST A FLT ATTENDANT'S BODY RHYTHMS AND IN MY OPINION PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF A BUILT-IN SAFETY CUSHION. UPON THE RETURN FLT TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES DISPLAYED VISIBLE SIGNS OF FATIGUE AS THEIR EYES WERE SEVERELY BLOOD-SHOT. ADDITIONALLY; APPROX 1.5 HRS PRIOR TO OUR ARR IN ZZZ I BEGAN TO SEE WAVY LINES (BLURRED VISION) AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN. COMPANY PROVIDES NO CREW REST ON THESE ALL NIGHT HAWAII TURNS. THE COCKPIT CREW; DUE TO FAA DUTY-TIME STANDARDS; DO NOT HAVE TO ENDURE FLYING AN ISLAND TURN. BECAUSE OF SAFETY OF FLT CONCERNS THEY (THE COCKPIT CREW) WORK ONE LEG (FLT SEGMENT) TO THE ISLANDS AND REQUIRES A LAYOVER. MY PERSONAL FEELING; FROM MY EXPERIENCE; IS THAT THE SCHEDULING OF ALL NIGHT HAWAII TURNS FROM THE WEST-COAST PUSH THE PARAMETERS OF AN ADEQUATE SAFETY CUSHION. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IS GREATLY DIMINISHED BECAUSE OF CABIN CREW MEMBER FATIGUE AND I BELIEVE THAT REACTION TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISED ON THE PART OF WORKING FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD AN INFLT MEDICAL EMER OCCUR OR EVENTS THAT WOULD NECESSITATE AN EVAC OR PREPARATION FOR A WATER DITCHING.