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Moving to Hawaiʻi in Hawaiʻi

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Statewide

• Bringing a dog or cat to Hawaiʻi (avoiding quarantine)Statewide · Hawaiʻi is rabies-free, so dogs and cats must meet strict rules or face up to 120 days of quarantine. To qualify for same-day Direct...
• Enrolling kids in Hawaiʻi public schoolsStatewide · Hawaiʻi has one statewide school district (HIDOE). Children attend the home school for the address where they live, and new arrivals need a...
• Health insurance through work (Prepaid Health Care Act)Statewide · Hawaiʻi is the only state that requires most employers to provide health insurance. Once you work at least 20 hours a week for four weeks...
• Hurricane season prep for new residentsStatewide · Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Because nearly everything arrives by ship, Hawaiʻi emergency officials ask households to keep...
• Moving to Hawaiʻi: first 30 days checklistStatewide · The key tasks for new residents in roughly the order they come up: transfer your driver's license within 30 days of becoming a resident...
• Registering a car you bring to HawaiʻiStatewide · You have 30 days after your car arrives to either register it in Hawaiʻi or get an out-of-state permit, which keeps your mainland plates...
• Renting in Hawaiʻi: tenant rights basicsStatewide · Hawaiʻi's landlord-tenant code caps the security deposit at one month's rent (plus up to one more month as a pet deposit). The landlord...
• Shipping a car to Hawaiʻi (Matson rates)Statewide · Matson charges $1,790 to ship a car from Long Beach or Oakland to Honolulu and $2,600 to Hilo, Kahului or Nāwiliwili (rates effective June...
• Transferring your driver's license to HawaiʻiStatewide · New residents must switch to a Hawaiʻi license within 30 days of establishing residency. With a valid U.S. license you skip the road test...
• Utility bills in Hawaiʻi: electric, water, internetStatewide · Electricity is Hawaiʻi's biggest surprise for newcomers: about 40 cents per kWh on Kauaʻi, 42 on Oʻahu, 46 on Hawaiʻi Island and 47 on...

Oʻahu

• Home prices on Oʻahu (latest)Oʻahu · Oʻahu's median single-family home price was $1,110,000 in September 2026, down 3.9% from a year earlier and the lowest monthly median of...