Bringing Pets from Mainland

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"I hope you mean dog or cat. Any other species doesn't qualify for neighbor island release.
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Yes, two cats; one dog. The cats are bigger than the dog. Delta would allow both cats to be in one kennel, but they do not do neighbor island release. United does the neighbor island release, but one animal per kennel. I'm just trying to look at the best solution, utilizing those who have done a fairly recent pet move. From what I gather, I could pay someone on Oahu to get the pets transferred onto the plane and I could pick them up in Hilo. I still need to see what the cost of that would be versus shipping them to Kona, having the vet examine/release them, etc.

Our vet's office (on Mainland) has done shipping abroad some, but it is not an everyday thing for them. My niece will have to "home" them for us to finish up the waiting (quarantine) period. I am glad that Hawaii is a no rabies state, but boy, this is a procedure and a half!

Again, any recent experiences, advice, etc. appreciated. I had initially done a search and this was the most recent thread I had found. Curious if there were more recent experiences or additional information anyone could share. A lot of good information on the links that someone had graciously posted, but I was uncertain if much had changed in the past few years.

Best wishes