[NAGDU] Hawaii

[Charlene Ota]

Brian, I just have to say, you caught my attention in your comment about
traveling from America to Hawaii. It just sounds strange, but I suppose in a
sense it is correct. People sometimes make comments about Hawaii as if it
weren't part of the United States. Living there as I did, we'd say we were
going to the mainland when we were leaving Hawaii for other states.


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From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bryan Gearry via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:57 PM
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Cc: Bryan Gearry <bgearry at alaskafrontier.net>; Tracy Carcione
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Hawaii

Tracy use this link: 
http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/animal-quarantine-information-page/guide-servi
ce-dogs-entering-hawaii/

I travel to Hawaii every year. If you come from America direct to Honolulu,
it's fairly straight forward as long as you have your paper work submitted
at least 2 weeks before arrival. If you are going to a neighboring Island it
is quite expensive and a lot more complicated. The link will tell you how to
go about doing all of this. If you are going direct to a neighbor island, it
is almost worth spending the night in HNL. The charges for a private vet to
come meet you at the airplane is approx $500. Coming to HNL is no charge
other than Hotel net to airport that is $240 a night. Hawaiian Air is $149
(possibly get a better deal). 
Allow at least 2 months to get you Rabies Titer test back. Very Important.
You will have to have this to come to Hawaii. When you book you tickets and
your stopping in HNL first, tell booking agent that you will need somebody
to meet you at gate to take you to Quarantine. It's a little hike but not
bad. You will go by a dumpster that you can use to relieve your Guide. There
are no pet relief areas at HNL, but there is an atrium I use in the center
of the terminal (between Main Land and Inter Island terminals) and hide
behind the bushes. Been doing it for 11 years and no one has ever
complained. (I get a hose out and wash everything down).

Now all of this changes if you fly direct to a neighbor Island!!!!

We can all thank Jenine Stanley who had a big part of allowing Guide dogs
into Hawaii.

Good luck and Aloha

On 6/17/2020 2:44 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> My husband thinks that, if we fly to Hawaii, they will take the dog 
> away before I leave the plane and take him somewhere for inspection, 
> and that the inspection place might even be far from the airport.
>
> Is that true?  Just planning for a future when we could fly again.
>
> Tracy
>
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