Hawaii Budget Shortfalls Could Affect Pet Imports
If you are planning on traveling with your pet to Hawaii in the near future, have a look at this advisory, dated August 17th, 2009:
The State of Hawaii is currently faced with a significant budgetary shortfall. While it is still uncertain how budget cuts may affect services by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, you should be aware that if you are qualifying your pet for direct release at Honolulu International Airport and are currently making travel arrangements, it may be prudent to arrange to arrive in Honolulu during between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. This is especially important if you are planning to take a connecting flight to another island with your pet the same day.
bq. The airport office will continue to accept pets arriving from the airlines at Honolulu International Airport; however, we anticipate that inspection hours may be affected, which will result in delays in processing the inspection and release of pets at the airport.
So be sure and check with them for the current operating hours.
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If I have all the dogs paperwork in order for shipping to Hawaii, can they fly direct from SFO or Oakland to KONA, Hawaii? Or do they HAVE to go through honolulu? Please let me know. Thanks.
you can pay extra to have them fly and checked in Kona, otherwise they have to fly into Honolulu first. Then take an interisland flight to Kona from there. Plan on arriving in Honolulu Mon - Wed before 2 pm for the best chance of having them released directly. Otherwise, you may run the chance of them having to stay in quarentine til the next day.
Is there an airline that allows you to take you pet in cabin to HI. I know Dept of Agriculture would have to pick them up first and make sure all paperwork is in order for direct release. At one time there was an airline that would allow this (not a major carrier) but I can't remember the name of it.
Thanks
Is there a safe airline to ship my golden retriever on during the hot summer months to hawaii. Also what if I have his last rabies vaccine signed etc. His first one I have howeverno vet signature.
Is there no standard size for pet carriers? I am readying myself, though cannot get a carrier for each airline specs. Is there a min max per size pet? I only wish to travel with pet in cabin. Thanks.