Originally Posted by 02specv

There are 4 maybe 5 ways to ship your cars.
1- container. i wouldnt recomend this. it is true, your car is safe from the elements. (salt water etc..) but the container is small. And if a stevedore
has a hard time getting in ur car damage will result. can hold up to 2 auto's.
2- ro ro. roll on, roll off. we drive ur car on & off the ship. (need i say more?)
we load up to 300 to 400 auto's on the ship.
3- flat rack. i dont think this rack was made for autos. but if u want to take a chance go fo it. can hold only 2 auto's.

4- autorack. almost looks like a flat rack but this auto rack has two teir's
& it was made for auto's. can hold up to 4 auto's.

5- i think would be the most ideal. but who is rich enough to own a trailer ?
we would load ur trailer on the ship. never to touch ur car.

outerisland shipping?
Young Brothers & Matson has barges going to all islands. so this is ro, ro style. we drive it on & off the barges.
* as for the super ferry. no word yet.
**if ur car is slammed. make sure u check the undercarriage after the shipping.

some pics. (camera phone)
flat rack

autorack

if i had to ship my Spec i would choose auto rack.
**forgot to add. Horizon Lines has ships going to the mainland. i only notice they have containerized shipping.
***Pasha Auto Ship. ro ro style. we drive it on & off.

Originally Posted by shaggadelic

my friend works at matson this is what he wrote

http://club808.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=35580#35580

Originally Posted by austinp02

Well I don't want to be a naysayer man just a realist. I think that Hawaii is just about the worst place you can pick to transfer to just for school. For starters any place you find that is decent to live here is gonna cost you an arm and a leg. Secondly everything from gas to milk is more expensive. Not to offend the locals but the school system including the universities are fairly substandard compared to the mainland. Finally the cost of shipping vehicles and all your household goods without some sort of assistance from the government/military (im in the marines) is going to be retarded expensive. Finally if you are planning to work your way through school here it can be very difficult to find a good job if you dont know people (read; locals dont like outsiders). In my humble opinion if you have the money to put into all that just to go to school here then you probably arent hurting for cash and really dont need to go to school anyway. That or you just love debt. Good luck with your decision and again I dont mean to sound all negative as this is a beautiful place with alot of perks, I am just telling it how it is.
-Mike

Originally Posted by bpang1

I forget who i shipped through but it was off of Matson's site because they only go over the ocean.

it was $1,700 from Honolulu to Cincinnati. Car came to me fine and dandy in like 5-6 weeks.

Originally Posted by 808subaru

I used Horizon last fall to ship a car, in a container $1000. You want a sealed container, not sitting out on the ship's deck for a week. Also, my friend shipped her truck from Pontoon beach, IL. to hawaii for $1400 with DAS i believe.

Originally Posted by t3hWIT

My girlfriend just got accepted into a grad school in Honolulu. We're still looking at options and waiting to hear back from other schools, but I'm trying to figure out how much time and money this move would cost us. I have a few questions for you that have moved there.

1. How long did it take you guys to ship your cars?
2. How long before moving did you start with the paperwork, and have the cars shipped?
3. How did you move your other posessions, i.e. furniture, appliances, tools? I'll be graduating with my degree in Automotive Technology and my tools have to come with me if I can get a job.
4. Are there any places in Hawaii that import parts from Japan? That may sound like a ridiculous question, but after looking at the cost to ship my car alone, I wonder if I should just part it out to afford the move and start over with a fresh car when we arrive.
5. How is the job situation, specifically automotive?

I appreciate any info/advice. I searched and read the threads regarding shipping cars, but I didn't find any answers to these questions.

Originally Posted by austinp02

Ya, again I'm not tryin to be negative, but I'm going back to school this fall once I get out of the military and I can tell you that it would be very difficult for us to stay here and maintain the lifestyle we want. Workin your way through college is no easy task, I know cause I paid cash for my tuition and books out of pocket working full time through school. If you guys can make it happen then great for you, its an awsome experience you will never forget. However, my advice is make sure you know exactly what you are getting into so you can focus on school and having a good time vs worrying about how to make rent or afford food. It seems like you are putting in the time and doing your homework so again good luck! One more little tidbit of thought to chew on here; I dont know if your plans after school are to stay here or go back to the mainland, but if plan to go back home just remember you will have to spend all that money a second time to ship your stuff back home and that added to the additional cost of living here you could use that money to make a decent size downpayment on a house somewhere once you get settled into your careers. Good luck with your decision and I hope everything goes great for you either way!
-Mike

Originally Posted by eRicaSWGN

My parents just moved back here two weeks ago from the DC area, so fairly close to you. They shipped both of their cars with Matson for $4,000 each. The cars took 5 weeks to get from DC to Honolulu. No problems.

I also shipped a car with Matson from the midwest when I moved back to Hawaii after school and it cost about $2,000.
I only have one complaint.
Matson hires independent truckers to pick up the vehicle, which turned into a hassle for me. The trucker basically forgot to pick up the car and the next truck was not going through for another month so I had to sign a crap ton of paper work which allowed a friend to load the car for me and the car did not get to hawaii until I had been here for two months.

You should contact Matson for info on when trucks will be in your area for pick up because it seems the third party truckers wait until they have a full load for pick up... at least that is what happened in my case.

It is VERY expensive to ship your furniture here. I looked into movers and on averages they charged $14 a cubic ft to ship stuff to hawaii. When I moved back I sold almost everything I owned and shipped the few boxes I had USPS.

Hope you find this helpful!

Originally Posted by alienbreed69

yep as mike stated it is EXPENSIVE to live here i have a hard enough time getting by and i was grown here not flown here being that my family is from here as well.. but we do get by.. its fairly easy to make friends(in my case anyway) ive been around the world surfing and just plain couch trippin and if you do come here youll find people are willing to help out just a little bit more here it seems (to me anyway) as you can probably tell by how quick and in detail your request was responded to so good luck hopefully we have another hiic club member arriving soon!!
Warren

Originally Posted by t3hWIT

Seriously though, thanks for the advice. My girlfriends cousin is in the Air Force and lives in Hawaii. He told her that if you are willing to live farther away from the major cities, the housing is affordable. We were looking at apartments and were quoted at around $600-1000 per month for an apartment slightly larger than the closet I'm living in now.

Originally Posted by cmm929

Im not sure where you are looking for these prices but that is total junk. Correct me if Im wrong people, been a few years since I paid rent, but I remember paying about $1500 for a 1 bedrooom apartment in Aiea.