Hawaii
Car shipping in Lihue, HI
Lihue, Hawaii is reached by ship. This page does not show a truck rate.
Key facts
- How vehicles move
- By ship
- Population
- Not in the incorporated-place file
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.
- 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.
Nearby places
Check access guidance for terminals, campuses, and other pickup spots.
Checked facts
Nawiliwili, not a highway from Honolulu
Hawaii DOT's harbors FAQ says the Kauai District harbors are Nawiliwili Harbor and Port Allen Harbor. The plan's terminal page for Lihue is Nawiliwili Harbor. Confirm which of the two harbors the ship uses. Honolulu Harbor is in the Oahu District on the same list. The plan has no Lihue city-route rows and does not price this as an interstate trailer.
Statewide ocean inflows
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), and 4,329 had lived in Washington (margin of error 1,535). The plan leaves miles blank. California to Hawaii is the largest inflow. Registration is on the Hawaii page.
Port Allen is the other Kauai harbor
The same FAQ names Port Allen Harbor beside Nawiliwili. If the ship uses Port Allen, the car is on Kauai but not at Nawiliwili. Confirm the terminal on the booking. A Honolulu discharge leaves the car on Oahu, which is a different district on the harbor list. Nawiliwili is the harbor named on this city's port page.
Sources
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