Move Your Pet Hawaii
A resource guide...
Hawaii
Even though Hawaii is part of the U.S., moving your pet to the islands is full of rules, regulations and complex timelines. When you work with Air Animal, your pet move manager tracks the complicated timing and more. Moving a pet to Hawaii is not inexpensive. You may find our average bundled domestic pricing page helpful. On this page you can select your regional destination and your pet’s approximate weight from the dropdown tool. The page displays average pricing and available services for that destination.
You will receive regular PAWS updates with timelines, to-dos and links to update information using the exclusive Air Animal portal. We can help you locate an accredited veterinarian to pull the rabies antibody blood sample. We fill out the import permit form for your signature and give you detailed filing and timing instructions. We also provide specific checklists when your pet’s final destination is one of the other Hawaiian Islands.
Let Air Animal Pet Movers® deal with the details transporting your pets to your island paradise. We also move pets from Hawaii to the continental United States.
We use this brief outline to avoid delays and unexpected short-term quarantine. If you’ve accomplished some of these steps, share that with your Air Animal pet move manager.
- Microchip the pet for identification purposes with a 15-digit ISO chip.
- Your pet will need proof of two rabies vaccinations showing no lapse in protection. The most recent rabies vaccination should be given at least 30 days before, but less than 3 years before, entry if the pet received the 3-year vaccine. If your pet received a 1-year vaccine, travel must be within that 1-year time span.
- Wait 15 days after rabies vaccination, then an accredited veterinarian may draw blood for the rabies antibody test [FAVN-OIE]. The test must be sent to an approved lab. The lab sends the test results to Hawaii.
- When the blood sample arrives at the lab, the 30-day stateside at-home quarantine begins.
- Pets entering Honolulu, Oahu must submit import permit documents no later than 15 days before entry. Pets entering any other Hawaiian island must submit documents 30 days in advance.
- These required vaccinations must be listed on the pet’s interstate health certificate: DA2PPL/DAPPL (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and leptospirosis) for dogs and FVRCP (feline rhinotracheitis, calcivirus, and panleukopenia) for cats.
- External parasite treatment is required with Fipronil or equivalent and must be listed on the health certificate. Revolution is not acceptable.
- Book an appointment with your veterinarian to issue an interstate pet health certificate within 7 to 10 days of arrival in Hawaii.
- Air Animal will arrange a comfort stop on Honolulu for pets flying to Hawaii’s outer islands.
After you move:
Please register with a local veterinarian to keep your pet's rabies vaccination up to date. Veterinarians typically send reminder notices when vaccinations are due. If another move is in your future, you and your pet will be ready.
Air Animal Pet Movers® and our U.S. move specialists know the drill, know the routine, and are experienced. Pet moving made easy®. That's our focus, our passion and our promise.