How to Avoid Pet Quarantine in Hawaii | Cost for Airport Release, How Long it Takes & Our Experience

A year ago, we brought our dog to Hawaii. The process to avoid pet quarantine took us 6-months but it was worth it to have our dog move to Hawaii with us.

We walk you through the process so you can avoid pet quarantine with this 5 step checklist.

This is what we learned - from timeline to costs to things to avoid

First, we recommend bringing your dog or pet to Hawaii if you are moving here full-time. The Hawaiian islands are a rabies-free area, the only rabies-free state in the union. And we all want to keep it that way. Hawaii has a rigorous process to enable direct airport release instead of forcing your dog into a 6-month quarantine once they arrive in Hawaii.

So to bring your dog to #Hawaii and avoiding quarantine requires a microchip, rabies vaccines, bloodwork, and paperwork (so much paperwork). If you love your pet, it is all worth it so they can avoid 6-months in pet quarantine.

Here are the Hawaii Department of Agriculture links. These will walk you through the process of direct airport release once your pet arrives in Hawaii.

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Links: Bring Your Pet to Hawaii Checklists and FAQs
Checklists: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/aqs-info/
Hawaii Animal Quarantine Branch: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/
FAQ on the 5-day or Less Program for Animal Release: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/faq-for...

How to Bring Your Dog to Hawaii Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:13 How to avoid pet quarantine in Hawaii
02:49 Step 1. Get a microchip on your pet
03:39 Step 2. Two rabies vaccines are required
04:19 Step 3. Bloodwork for an antibody test
05:28 Step 4. Waiting period
07:44 Step 5. Paperwork
10:32 Tip: Airlines require a health certificate for the pet to fly
10:55 Cost to bring your pet to Hawaii
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Hawaii Tourism Authority
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
State of Hawaii Animal Industry Division

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