08-19-2014, 06:40 PM
Where to start :
If you are close to a port on west coast,buy your own shipping container and ship on Matson or P.A.S.H.A. .
Pasha from long beach Ca takes 4 days and Hilo is 1st port of call.Every thing is inside the ship so not exposed to the elements.
On Matson make sure you ship on the boat " Maui " and even though it may be sent on the boat " Honolulu " the Maui is smaller,older and slower and a 20 ft container is approx $500.00 cheaper than if bill of lading says the boat "Honolulu"
By shipping on Matson it transfers in Honolulu to the Young brothers barge to Hilo.takes a few weeks.
In any case,pack your own container yourself and always have that in your yard for secure storage or just a chicken coop.
An all aluminum one is better than the steel constructed one.
Leave 80 % of your stuff there,ship a good truck if you have one,or a good car and or mattress's and nothing but pure wood,as particle board turns to mush in no time.Any feather comforters just mold and mildew and not really needed in sub tropics.
Homes are smaller here than mainland.
Or just put in storage there after you down size and see what you can live with or with out once here.
many many people move away after 2 or 3 years so yard and garage sales are all the time.
Bring 3 or more really good non electric can openers.
Everything is 30% more in cost here unless one knows the sales and discounts.
It is an island in the middle of the big blue pond,Dorothy has discovered this when she came here from Kansas.Things just are not as busy here and some people have problems with how the slow laid back lifestyle can thwart their best intentions.
If you have never been here before,or just came here on a 2 week vacation and fell in love,with the island as a tourist,living here is a whole different experience .
Sell most of what you can live without,ship your essentials,buy your own container,wrap everything triple in plastic bags so no moisture gets in and molds everything before you open the container and enjoy your new home.
Electronics tend to fry in the moisture here,and if you are not used to the humidity 24/7 365 then soon you will know.
Ask more questions and get the replies needed to make your own informed choices.
Best we can do in this topic .
Life is a blessing
If you are close to a port on west coast,buy your own shipping container and ship on Matson or P.A.S.H.A. .
Pasha from long beach Ca takes 4 days and Hilo is 1st port of call.Every thing is inside the ship so not exposed to the elements.
On Matson make sure you ship on the boat " Maui " and even though it may be sent on the boat " Honolulu " the Maui is smaller,older and slower and a 20 ft container is approx $500.00 cheaper than if bill of lading says the boat "Honolulu"
By shipping on Matson it transfers in Honolulu to the Young brothers barge to Hilo.takes a few weeks.
In any case,pack your own container yourself and always have that in your yard for secure storage or just a chicken coop.
An all aluminum one is better than the steel constructed one.
Leave 80 % of your stuff there,ship a good truck if you have one,or a good car and or mattress's and nothing but pure wood,as particle board turns to mush in no time.Any feather comforters just mold and mildew and not really needed in sub tropics.
Homes are smaller here than mainland.
Or just put in storage there after you down size and see what you can live with or with out once here.
many many people move away after 2 or 3 years so yard and garage sales are all the time.
Bring 3 or more really good non electric can openers.
Everything is 30% more in cost here unless one knows the sales and discounts.
It is an island in the middle of the big blue pond,Dorothy has discovered this when she came here from Kansas.Things just are not as busy here and some people have problems with how the slow laid back lifestyle can thwart their best intentions.
If you have never been here before,or just came here on a 2 week vacation and fell in love,with the island as a tourist,living here is a whole different experience .
Sell most of what you can live without,ship your essentials,buy your own container,wrap everything triple in plastic bags so no moisture gets in and molds everything before you open the container and enjoy your new home.
Electronics tend to fry in the moisture here,and if you are not used to the humidity 24/7 365 then soon you will know.
Ask more questions and get the replies needed to make your own informed choices.
Best we can do in this topic .
Life is a blessing