Bring almost nothing when you move

[EightFingers]

Stayed there once a long time ago - it was baaaad. The POG was watered down at least 10 to 1! The people in the room next to us only stayed about two hours. I think they were "testing the mattress". Not sure it survived either.

[kalakoa]

The local USPS requires you to "register" as a General Delivery recipient.

[geochem]

I would highly recommend Dolphin Bay over any of the less expensive hotels on Banyan drive. Before I relocated to Hilo, I stayed there often and for extended periods. Not fancy, but very comfortable and tremendously nice people running it with great aloha.

[ericlp]

I shipped all my bulky items got em up in the biggest box the Post Office would allow close to 70 lbs per box and shipped out about 7 of these boxes. Pretty much just personal crap that had any type of sentimental value I didn't want to let go.

That point I shipped it parcel post ... Was like around 50 bucks per box. Figured it was reasonable. But now there is no such thing as parcel post and they want 20 bucks more to ship 70 pounds to zone 8. If you talk ANYWHERE to Hawaii from the mainland is Zone 8 except interisland is Zone 1. Still I think even at a buck a lbs it's still the cheapest way to go. I shipped some smaller HEAVY items via flat rate like screws and bits. If you can get over 40lbs in a flat rate box that is the way to go.

Sad part was I still wonder why I sent those boxes half the crap I sent I got rid of ... So the moral of the story ... Bring nothing... and if you do bring stuff widdle it down to half... than... Do it again another half (did that!) ... Seriously you'll wonder why you bought so much with you. The cash spent on shipping junk here can pay for new replacement stuff unless it holds sentimental value.

[oink]

Hijack!!!

Just made me think of my recent experience: I have one of those large rural mail boxes that got broken off (along with most of the neighbor's) some time ago that I repaired with one of those plastic spikes for setting 4X4 posts. Well I recently ordered 2K of 200 grain cast lead .45 bullets. They shipped by U.S. Mail. I knew they had arrived just as soon as I saw the mail box as it was listing at about 45 degrees. I hadn't expected a 2K order to fit in the box and expected them on the porch, but they did. They were in a priority mail medium flat rate box. Definitely the way to ship heavy stuff if it will fit because it was sure heavy

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[Carey]

Definitely USPS Flat Rate Priority is the way to ship hand tools, flatware, & small heavy items, if you are not shipping a large container & do not have pukas to fill up (esp. if that box will be charged by weight!)... Also there are a variety of flat rate sizes & shapes...so even if your small heavy things are really small, or about 2' long...there is probably a box...

PS, Oink, really could tell you are not here yet, with the "plastic spikes for setting 4x4" - must be nice! by the time you o`o barred, jack hammered & core drilled that plastic spike here... hence the 'hole rule'... don't buy anything that has to go into the ground until the hole is dug...

[rainyjim]

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Originally posted by sputnut

... Anyone try shipping crates 4x4x4 and shipping things in them?...
...Also, we found a waterfront hotel in Hilo that rents a room...

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I shipped my personal effects over in a 4x4x4 box built off a standard pallet. It's shipping rate was determined off volume not weight. It was not opened, disturbed, inspected, etc. I could have had AK-47s and lbs of heroin in there! Just kidding. I recall the price ended up being ~ $800 but I did have to wait ~ 2 months before it arrived. I believe the name of the shipping company was called ' Estes '.

I'd recommend a vacation rental or 30 day / month to month rental. Many vacation rentals that are not waterfront /near waterfront properties can have very reasonable rates.

Best of Luck.
Aloha

[sputnut]

I am aware of the scams, and I check things out repeatedly to be safe,so I feel we will be ok in that way. Here is the one I was talking about: http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/vac/3997173979.html
We don't want to spend all our money we need for buying a house on rent, so monthly rates are important, plus vacation rentals have all the basics we won't have, like furniture and beds, etc.

comin' your way soon!

[Wao nahele wahine]

Sputnut,

Have you looked at VRBO.com? There are some homes available for rent with many amenities for roughly the same price as the studio in your link.

Wahine

[Carey]

When we moved, we stayed in that building for 5 days...

Each room is an older hotel room that was turned into studio condos....and some of the rooms are rented by UH-H students, and there is/was a fairly rough edged sports bar on the block...with a lot of tinny car stuff & bar fights.... our room looked good, but had been used by someone with a pissy dog... I ended up using those washers & dryers to wash EVERYTHING & we rented a carpet cleaner...but the smell persisted - hence my idea of that experience is not totally great...although our room was ocean side (the pic of the room you are looking at is more inland...) the street & bar noise was there on the 4th floor balcony PLUS the harbor noises (container ships do come in at all hours of the day & night...and the unloading is not quiet...)

There are many home rentals that include furniture, many are in the $600-$900, for more room....and if you check, some may do a 6mos or less rental (esp. if the house is on the market..)

Add: last time I looked those condos were going for under $25K ea., but they had less than 5 years left on their land lease...haven't seen any recently...