I will be moving to Maui in April and thinking of taking my car. Even though, It's probably a little too much car for the Island.

Shot in the dark here. Does anyone have experience shipping a car from Europe to Hawaii?

Thanks

 

Okay, i officially envy you!

From Hamburg to NY it was like 1500euro or something like this, hope it helps.

 

I have a buddy that moved to hawaii and took one of his cars. I will see if I can get ahold of him and get some more info for ya.

Cheers
Scott

 

You should definitely take your car. Where will you be staying? Kihei?

 

Haiku, Paia area. Just not sure about bringing the car.

 

Maui is not big but I would sure bring my TT there if I move there.

 

Nice! You going to do some wind-surfing as well?

Great little town. You should bring your car there as there are still some roads in Maui you can drive on that would be fun like the the two highways connecting Kahalui to South and West Maui - pretty good stretches of open road! Too bad it's not a cab - then it's a slam dunk!

 

Cab+Tip = Win!

 

you should consider all the expenses involved and weigh it against the option of buying a local car and selling it later.
Are you moving over indefinitely, or just for a few months?
If you're moving over for good, it will not make any financial sense to bring over the car and I am not sure what is involved in registring an EU car.

 

Well, I just moved from Ellicott City, MD to Oahu and shipped my car. My vehicle shipped from Maryland to California then was loaded onto a Matson ship. Total cost was $1985 and it took 22 days total to get my car. I do like having the car here, but have heard way too many horror stories concerning speeding.

"§291C-105 Excessive speeding. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding:
(1) The applicable state or county speed limit by thirty miles per hour or more; or
(2) Eighty miles per hour or more irrespective of the applicable state or county speed limit.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "the applicable state or county speed limit" means:
(1) The maximum speed limit established by county ordinance;
(2) The maximum speed limit established by official signs placed by the director of transportation on highways under the director's jurisdiction; or
(3) The maximum speed limit established pursuant to section 291C-104 by the director of transportation or the counties for school zones and construction areas in their respective jurisdictions.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced as follows without the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence:
(1) For a first offense not preceded by a prior conviction for an offense under this section in the preceding five years:
(A) A fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000;
(B) Thirty-day prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle during the suspension period, or the court may impose, in lieu of the thirty-day prompt suspension of license, a minimum fifteen-day prompt suspension of license with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle and, for the remainder of the thirty-day period, a restriction on the license that allows the person to drive for limited work‑related purposes;
(C) Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;
(D) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;
(E) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and
(F) Either one of the following:
(i) Thirty-six hours of community service work; or
(ii) Not less than forty-eight hours and not more than five days of imprisonment;
(2) For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for an offense under this section, by:
(A) A fine of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000;
(B) Prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of thirty days with an absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period;
(C) Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;
(D) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;
(E) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and
(F) Either one of the following:
(i) Not less than one hundred twenty hours of community service work; or
(ii) Not less than five days but not more than fourteen days of imprisonment of which at least forty-eight hours shall be served consecutively; and
(3) For an offense that occurs within five years of two prior convictions for offenses under this section, by:
(A) A fine of $1,000;
(B) Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of not less than ninety days but not more than one year;
(C) Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;
(D) No fewer than ten days but no more than thirty days of imprisonment of which at least forty‑eight hours shall be served consecutively;
(E) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund; and
(F) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3. [L 2006, c 129, §1]"

Everyone drives really slow and sometimes they are under the speed limit. I have been really trying to watch my speeding here. Also traffic in Oahu especially near Honolulu is like dealing with the DC beltway. The roads here suck and my biggest issue so far has been trying to deal with getting in and out of places since the entrance curbs are so steep and my car is lowered and has the Techart nose. I seem to scrape all of the time even trying to come in at a sharp angle.

Not sure how driving in Maui is, but I would definitely suggest bringing your car.

 

You should check into importing a car into the US, I live in Canada and have imported many cars from the states and thought about importing some from Japan, but they need to be at least 15 years old or have this decal stating it meets all US and safety standards at the time of Manufacture which right from Japan they wouldn't. I hear it's possible to get it done but turned into to much of a red tape hassle so never went through with it.
Granted this is a Canadian law not a US one. But something to think about as your car is not moving state to state but country to country.
But there might be an easy loop hole that students use when the go to college in the US and are from Canada. They can keep there car registered in Canada, drive it and live in the US but you can't sell it or keep it there indefinitely. I realize your not a student but relocating for work could fall under this as well
Just something to think about, federal laws can be real sticky and hate for you to get stuck.

 

Finally I win something.

 

I remember reading in one of the car magazines that non-US spec cars have to have conversion work done to meet US regulatory standards in order to be allowed into the US - such as emissions regulations & safety items (eg the US-spec rear bumperettes). Worth looking into, as this would add to the cost and hassle factor.

 

Don't bother. Chill out and hire a slow convertible car. ;-).

http://www.militaryandcriminallaw.com/vehicular.html

 

I just came back from Maui. The 35-45 mph speed limits drove me crazy...