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To the best of our ability, we ensure that recommendations given on PetTravel.com reflect the current regulations. We cannot predict how a given country may enforce these regulations. Noncompliance may result in the need to make arrangements to put the pet into quarantine, return the pet to the country of origin, or destroy the pet. We suggest that you minimize the disruptions that may occur by following the rules of the country you are visiting.

Pet Immigration Rules Hawaii

REGULATIONS FOR TAKING A PET DOG OR CAT TO HAWAII FROM THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES WITH A LOW INCIDENCE OF RABIES

Hawaii is a state of the United States and not a country. However, as Hawaii is rabies free and has requirements that differ from the continental United States, we are including them here.

The rules below only apply only when the pet is entering from one of the following "third countries": United States, Andorra, Antigua, Aruba, Ascension Island, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mayotte, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Wallis and Futuna.

Hawaii has a new five-day or less program for bringing pets into that state. The program is designed to allow pets that meet certain qualifications to be released immediately upon their arrival at the Honolulu airport. You must start the process not less than 120 days prior to arrival in Hawaii in order to qualify.

There are five steps to meeting these qualifications.

Step One - A licensed veterinarian must complete a Veterinary Certificate for Hawaii. It must be an original - no photocopies are allowed. This certificate must be issued by your veterinarian not more than 14 days prior to your pet's arrival to Hawaii.

Vaccinations: Your pet must have been vaccinated at least twice in its lifetime for rabies and those vaccinations must be more than 90 days apart. Depending on whether your pet was given the one year or three year rabies vaccine, the latest vaccination must have done no less than 90 days prior to arrival in Hawaii.

Step Two - Pet Microchip The certificate from your veterinarian must state the number of the microchip and it must contain the fact that the veterinarian was able to scan the chip successfully. The microchip can be of the standard US issue (Avid) or (Home Again) type or a 15 digit ISO pet microchip. The microchip must be implanted prior to the pet's Blood Titer Test.

Step Three - Your pet must have a Blood Titer Test. The blood test must be done not more than 18 months and not less than 120 days prior to arrival in Hawaii.

Step Four - Application: the documents should be sent to the Animal Quarantine Branch, State of Hawaii

There is a fee for processing the documents. The documents and check must arrive 10 days before the pet's arrival. Since the documents cannot be prepared by your veterinarian more than 14 days prior to arrival you must send them by Federal Express to qualify for airport release of the pet.

Your pet must be treated for Ticks not more than 14 days prior to arrival in Hawaii.

Step Five - Arrival: You may enter Hawaii through Honolulu International Airport only between the hours of 8 am and 9 pm. Your pet will be taken from the airport to the quarantine center located at 99-951 Halawa Valley Road, Aiea, Hawaii 96701 - Telephone 808 483-7151. You will pick up your pet at that location.

You may also enter through the neighbor Island airports of Kahului, Kona, or Lihue but special arrangements must be made in advance.

Pets entering Hawaii from countries with high incidence of rabies are subject to mandatory 120 day quarantine.

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Failure to comply with these regulations will mean that your pet may be refused entry and the relevant authority in consultation with an authorized veterinarian can decide to return the pet home, or place the pet in quarantine at the expense of the owner or natural person responsible for pet, or as a last resort, without financial compensation, put the pet down where the return trip home or quarantine cannot be arranged.

All other pets (birds, invertebrates, tropical fish, reptiles, amphibia, mammals such as rodents and rabbits) are not subject to the regulations in respect of the anti-rabies vaccination but may have to meet other requirements as to a limit on the number of animals and a certificate to accompany them in respect of other diseases. Pet owners are strongly advised to seek further information from the relevant authority of their country and/or that of the country of destination.

VETERINARY CERTIFICATE
All countries have a unique veterinary certificates. This form differs from the International Veterinary Certificate issued by veterinarians in the United States. (APHIS 7001)

Find Veterinary Certificates for countries worldwide.

Hawaii does require an ISO pet microchip.

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