Moving to Hawaii With Your Dog or Cat: Free Webinar December 3

We are running a free webinar on bringing a dog or cat to Hawaii. It is on Thursday, December 3 at 3:00 pm Hawaii time, and you can save your seat below.

Here is why it is worth an hour of your time.

Hawaii is the only rabies-free state in the country, and it protects that status with the strictest animal import rules in the United States. The process is not complicated, but it is unforgiving. Every step has to happen in a particular order, and the whole thing is built around a blood test that can take one to two months to come back, followed by a mandatory thirty-day wait that only begins once that result clears.

Do it properly and your pet walks out of the airport with you on the day you land.

Miss a step, use a lab Hawaii does not accept, or file your paperwork late, and your animal can spend up to 120 days in the state quarantine facility at your expense.

The part that catches people out is the timing. Start to finish this takes three to twelve months. If you are planning a move for next summer, you are already on the clock.

Nancy Miller has been through it. She brought two cats over from the mainland and worked most of it out the hard way. In about an hour she will walk through the whole thing in plain language.

What we will cover

  • The order of operations, and why doing it out of sequence means starting over
  • Which labs Hawaii accepts, including the cheaper test that looks right and gets rejected
  • Building your timeline backwards from your move date
  • Direct Airport Release versus quarantine, and the paperwork deadline most people miss
  • Flying them, cabin versus cargo, weight limits, breed restrictions and seasonal heat embargoes
  • Why pet owners here often end up buying rather than renting
  • Finding a vet before you arrive, and why that matters more in Hawaii than anywhere you have lived
  • Getting your animal ready for the flight and the climate

When

Thursday, December 3 at 3:00 pm Hawaii
5:00 pm Pacific  ·  6:00 pm Mountain  ·  7:00 pm Central  ·  8:00 pm Eastern

There will be time for questions at the end.

Even if your move is still a maybe, come anyway. The blood test is good for three years, so starting early costs you nothing and can save you months later.

Save your seat