Shipping car interisland (Honolulu, Hilo: 2013, vehicle registration, price)

[amberd777]

I will be moving from Hilo on the Big Island to Honolulu in August and will be shipping my car over. I think I will be using Young Brothers. They say you can pack your car with belongings, but they are not responsible if the items go missing. Has anyone had experience shipping their cars and have items gone missing? Trying to figure out if it is worth the risk to leave anything in the car.

Also does anyone know of any other means of shipping cars inter island? Costs?

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by amberd777

I will be moving from Hilo on the Big Island to Honolulu in August and will be shipping my car over. I think I will be using Young Brothers.

I think you will, too, because Young Brothers is your only choice.* They have a regulated monopoly on interisland shipping, which is an incentive and requirement to also service the smaller islands, like Lanai and Molokai, instead of just hitting the more lucrative major ports.

*The only exception is that Pasha was awarded provisional approval through the end of 2013 to load and unload cars and rollaboard cargo for intermediate stops on their bimonthly Oahu-Maui-Hawai'i pass through the islands.

They say you can pack your car with belongings, but they are not responsible if the items go missing. Has anyone had experience shipping their cars and have items gone missing? Trying to figure out if it is worth the risk to leave anything in the car.

At several points in the journey your car will be unlocked and unsupervised. Plan accordingly.

[mdand3boys]

+ Young Brothers, Limited +

Cost is based upon weight.

Small 0,000 - 2,500 lbs. $225 to $259 Medium 2,501 - 4,000 lbs. $270 to $300 Large 4,001 - 6,500 lbs. $370 to $410.

[OpenD]

Also, don't forget to change your registration within 30 days:

Vehicles Registered in Another County

Your vehicle must be registered in the county in which it is being driven. The following lists the requirements to change your vehicle registration from the counties of Maui, Kauai, or Honolulu to the County of Hawaii:

Complete an Application for Registration form. The registered owners as indicated on the certificate of registration must sign the application.
Submit the other county’s certificate of registration.
Submit the other county’s certificate of title if you are listed as the lienholder.

Registration personnel, if required, will determine the fee.

County of Hawaii - Finance - Vehicle Registration General Information Registered in Another County

Honolulu procedure is similar, but you have to pay the weight tax. And here's the Honolulu County site: http://www1.honolulu.gov/csd/vehicle/mvinformation.htm

[8o8state]

Originally Posted by amberd777

Trying to figure out if it is worth the risk to leave anything in the car.

Perhaps reword this question to "is anything that I choose to leave in the car worth keeping"

[CyberCity]

Originally Posted by amberd777

Has anyone had experience shipping their cars and have items gone missing?

YES! I'd not leave anything in the car that I really cared about. YB is good company, and we've used them many times. But still, putting anything of value in an unlocked car is unwise.

[0013608296701305]

Please sent me a price to ship my equipment, truck and trailer, you can call me at 337-356-3164 or 337-354-3715. Thanks so much. Julieta

[mikie77]

How long does it take to ship a car from hilo to Oahu?

[hotzcatz]

Try call Young Brothers and ask or look on their shipping schedule page: + Young Brothers, Limited +