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Has anyone here moved to Hawaii?
Or live there now?
We just found out we are moving to Pearl Harbor this summer. I've been in the military myself, it's more that we have never moved anywhere we couldn't drive. We have a dog, I have been reading about what I need to do for him. Does anyone have any advice? Also, what did you do about the car situation? You can only have one car paid for by the military to be shipped right?
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Re: Has anyone here moved to Hawaii?
We have a few active members who are in Hawaii now!
I haven't been there, but yes, one POV per active duty member for OCONUS PCSs.
This is the site for animal quarantine in Hawaii. http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/aqs/info If you follow THIS CHECKLIST, you can have your dog in and out of quarantine in five days or less! Go find a vet who will do that rabies titer NOW. It needs to be done more than 120 days in advance. When I was in CA I paid about $200 per rabies titer. Now that I'm in the midwest, I think our rabies titers were only about $150.
Good luck!
ETA: Rabies titer results take about six weeks, so that's another reason not to dilly dally. Seriously, start calling around today.
We moved here 3 years ago. Getting your dog here is kind of a pain and was the most stressful part of the move for me. But you have plenty of time to get the bloodwork done and all of the paperwork sent in so you can avoid quarantine all together. We went to a vet on base so they would be a little more familiar with what we needed to do for our dog and cat and I think it was a little cheaper. We shipped them as cargo on a commercial flight and were able to pick them up directly from the airport.
They will only pay to ship one car and when I looked into shipping our second car I think it was around $2,000. One option is if you have a motorcycle you can ship that as household goods or a lot of people just buy a second car when they get here from the lemon lot on base to last them the 2-4 years that they are here and then sell it when they leave.
Awesome idea about the motorcyle!!! I have been wanting one for awhile. Now I have a great excuse to get one!
We have lived here about a year and a half now. Ojo gave some great advice, definitely get your dog squared away ASAP! Quarantine is not fun here (so I've heard, we adopted our dog after we moved here).
We live on Hickam which is attached to Pearl Harbor, IMO they are the best military installations on the island, great location and decent housing! Best of luck with your move, Hawaii is definitely an experience! There's some amazing aspects and there's some really crummy aspects, but it's what you make of it, as with anywhere. Enjoy your time here, there's a lot to do!
We moved a few months ago. 6 months before our DEROS, I got the dog worked up for any potential assignment (basically, I got the FAVN test drawn). Unfortunately she died unexpectedly a month after that, so I can't speak personally about the move, but I imagine it's still easier than when we went to Japan which was still easy b/c I got started so early.
As for cars, we only owned 1 b/c H was in Korea before moving to Hawaii. We had my car shipped as the POV. Right as we moved, a friend of my sister's was selling a car really cheap. Because Hawaii is so much more expensive, I saved money by shipping the car OOP. So, don't be afraid to look for a good deal before you move.
We don't live on base and are thrilled at that decision. Of course, a lot of that is based on rank and family size. At our BAH, we do better even living in Waikiki with an oceanview apt. At a lower rank, it might be better on base. Even if it were an even split, I prefer living among the regular community rather than isolated on base. I love being just a couple blocks from the beach, plus I love being around diverse friends from all over the world. After 4 years of isolated overseas base living, I'm very happy to escape the military environs.