HIA INC

election_required = True...ase all shares validly tendered by any Odd Lot Holder (as defined below) who tenders all shares owned beneficially or of record by the Odd Lot Holder (tenders of less than all of the shares owned by the Odd Lot Holder will not qualify for this preference) and completes the section entitled Odd Lots in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, in the notice of guaranteed delivery. Second, we will purchase shares that are unconditionally tendered until all such shares are purchased or until the total shares purchased (including purchases from Odd Lot Holders) equal 1,000,000 (or such greater number as we may elect to purchase). If more shares are uncondition...

mechanism = FIXED...(A) QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document Exhibit 99(a)(1)(A) HIA, Inc. 4275 Forest Street Denver, Colorado 80216 (303) 394-6040 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 1,000,000 Shares of its Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share At a Purchase Price of $0.50 Per Share September 15, 2003 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., MOUNTAIN TIME, N OCTOBER 13, 2003, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED To the Holders of Shares of Common Stock of HIA, Inc. SUMMARY TERM SHEET HIA, Inc. invites our shareholders to sell up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock back to us for cash....

must_tender_all = True...the procedure for tendering shares, including instructions regarding book-entry transfer. In what order will tendered shares be purchased? Will tendered shares be prorated? First, we will purchase shares from all holders of "odd lots" of less than 100 shares who properly tender all of their shares. Second, subject to the conditional tender provisions described in Section 6 of the offer to purchase, we will purchase all other shares on a pro rata basis with the number of shares to be rounded up or down to result in the purchase of whole shares rather than fractional shares from each stockholder. Consequently, all of the shares that...

price = USD 0.5...9(a)(1)(A) HIA, Inc. 4275 Forest Street Denver, Colorado 80216 (303) 394-6040 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 1,000,000 Shares of its Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share At a Purchase Price of $0.50 Per Share September 15, 2003 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., MOUNTAIN TIME, N OCTOBER 13, 2003, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED To the Holders of Shares of Common Stock of HIA, Inc. SUMMA...

threshold = 100...ed minimum number of the shares tendered by each tendering shareholder so selected unless the purchase would cause us to exceed the maximum number of shares to be purchased in this offer. Odd Lots. The term odd lots means all shares tendered by any person (an Odd Lot Holder) who owns beneficially or of record an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares and so certifies in the appropriate place on the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, on the notice of guaranteed delivery. To qualify for this preference, an Odd Lot Holder must tender all shares owned by the Odd Lot Holder in accordance with the procedures described in Section 3. Odd lots will be accepted for payment before any pr...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(1)(A) 3 a2118758zex-99_a1a.htm EXHIBIT 99(A)(1)(A) QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document Exhibit 99(a)(1)(A) HIA, Inc. 4275 Forest Street Denver, Colorado 80216 (303) 394-6040 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 1,000,000 Shares of its Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share At a Purchase Price of $0.50 Per Share September 15, 2003 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., MOUNTAIN TIME, N OCTOBER 13, 2003, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED To the Holders of Shares of Common Stock of HIA, Inc. SUMMARY...