1 Payment ($165 per pet in advance for direct airport release or $224 for 5-day-or-less
program) by cashier’s check or money order (no personal checks are accepted). Include
the pet’s microchip number with the payment to ensure proper credit. Payable to:
Department of Agriculture.
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1 Send your documents by mail with return receipt to verify delivery, or by another overnight
carrier that provides tracking of your documents.
1 Payment may be at the airport however processing will be delayed. Payment by cashier's
check or money order is recommended. VISA, MasterCard, traveler’s checks and cash
(exact amount) will also be accepted upon arrival, but will delay processing time. Payment
must be made in full before your pet is released. All payment in excess of fees will receive
refunds through the mail in 6 to 8 weeks after a request for refund is made.
1 Retain copies of necessary qualification documents (health certificate, rabies vaccination
records, and blood test result) for your records and to accompany the pet as a backup.
Step 7 OTHER
1 It is recommended that you check your pet’s blood test results for the 5-day-or-less
program at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture web site:
http://hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/info
Direct Release at Honolulu International Airport
1 Understand that Direct Release is only done at the Honolulu International Airport.
1 Arrange for your pet to arrive at the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility at the
Honolulu International Airport during normal inspection hours between 8:00 AM and
5:00 PM. Note! It may take up to one hour or more for the airlines to transport your pet to
the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility [Phone: (808) 837-8092] and animals not
arriving at the facility during normal inspection hours will not be released at the airport.
!Warning: Inspection hours are subject to change without notice.
1 Animals on international flights will also need to clear U.S. Customs before they may be
released from the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility. Please check with your
airlines regarding U.S. Customs hours of operation to assure they will be open to process
your pet for release.
1 If your pet is not picked up that day, it will be transferred to the Animal Quarantine Station
the following morning and will be entered into the 5-day-or-less program.
Fees for the 5-
day-or-less program are $224 per pet.
1 Your pet will not qualify for direct airport release if ticks or other parasites are
found on arrival.
1 Direct release at Honolulu International Airport will not be possible when prohibited by
Federal airport security advisories. Under those circumstances pets will be released the
following day at the Animal Quarantine Station 99-951 Halawa Valley Street, Aiea, Hawaii
96701, phone: (808) 483-7151, during normal office hours:
Monday through Friday: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM to 4:30PM
Saturday, Sunday, State Holidays: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM to 3:30PM
Warning! Hours of operation listed in this publication are subject to change and revision
without prior notice.
1 An animal may only be released to the consignee identified on the shipmaster’s
declaration or owners listed on a notarized Dog and Cat Import Form (AQS 278). If you
are not traveling with your pet, you must make arrangements with the airlines to consign
your pet to the individual who will pick up the pet.
1 It is your responsibility to arrange all transportation for your pet once it is released from
the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility in Honolulu.
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NOTE! Pet owners should bring baggage carts or other means to transport their
crated Pet from the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility to the Inter-Island
terminal if traveling on to an outer island after release. There are no carts or
porters in the immediate vicinity of the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility.