Hawaii
Car shipping in Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, Hawaii is reached by ship. This page does not show a truck rate.
Key facts
- How vehicles move
- By ship
- Population
- 341,868
- Metro
- Urban Honolulu, HI
As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025
Local notes
- A port or terminal in this city means part of the move may be by ship. That is separate from an interstate truck quote.
- A military installation is in or near this city. Inside the continental United States, a personally owned vehicle is usually the service member's responsibility. Confirm the current rule before booking.
- This place is not on the connected interstate network. Vehicles move by ship.
Registering an out-of-state car. Check the state agency sources there for current requirements and fees.
Routes
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Nearby places
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Companies based in Honolulu
Checked facts
Which harbor
Hawaii DOT's harbors FAQ names ten commercial harbors. For the Oahu District it lists Honolulu Harbor and Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor. Kailua is not on that list, so a Windward address is still a ship to one of the Oahu harbors, then a drive. The terminal page is Port of Honolulu. The plan's city-route file includes Honolulu to Seattle and Honolulu to Los Angeles and marks them ocean.
The joint base and the one-car entitlement
MilitaryINSTALLATIONS titles a page Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military OneSource says that for a move that is CONUS to OCONUS, OCONUS to CONUS, or OCONUS to OCONUS, only one privately owned vehicle may be shipped at government expense. A second car, or a move that is not orders, is a private ship. Ask the transportation office about exceptions. See Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Who is moving
According to Census migration data, ACS 2024 estimates that 10,516 people now in Hawaii had lived in California a year earlier (margin of error 2,445). Texas was 5,174 (margin of error 2,026). California to Hawaii is that lane. Ask the transportation office which car, if any, the orders cover. Oahu registration starts on the Hawaii page.
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