You’ll likely bring your car and some of your most treasured valuables with you to O’ahu, but your relocation is sure to involve furnishing your new place in paradise.  Craigslist.com will be an invaluable resource for picking up new items, and a new local online resource called Cathy’s Marketplace will help you locate even more treasures.

Noted as “the premium online marketplace for gently used and new home furnishings at fabulous prices”, the site lets you shop, sell and even learn more about home decorating. CathysMarketplace.com is brought to you by RSVPstyle.

Check it out @ CathysMarketplace.com.

One of the many benefits of your new home in paradise is that Hawai’i is rabies-free. If you are just starting to plan a move and pets are part of your plan, you will definitely need to take a moment to review the rules and regulations associated with animal quarantine.
Generally, pets are quarantined for 120 days, but efforts taken prior to your relocation could make your pet eligible for the “5 Days or Less” alternative.

Certain animals are prohibited from living on O’ahu altogether including alligators, bulbuls, coconut crabs, electric catfishes, ferrets, gerbils, hamsters, hermit crabs, land snails. lion fishes, lories. monk parakeets, piranhas, snakes. snapping turtles and toucans.

Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Animal Quarantine Station
99-951 Halawa Valley Street
Aiea, Hawaii 96701-5602
808.483.7151
rabiesfree@hawaii.gov
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/aqs/info

More about Pets on Relocation O’ahu

Request more information about relocating to O’ahu

There are 12 letters in the Hawai’ian alphabet; 7 consonants (H, K, L, M, P, and W) and 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).  For more information about the Hawai’ian language: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_language.

Here are a few common words in Hawaiian:

Aloha (ah-low-ha): hello, goodbye, and love

Hale (hah-lay): House

Kane (kah-nay): man

Keiki (kay-kee): baby, child

Kokua (ko-coo-ah): help

Mahalo (ma-ha-lo): thank you

Makai (Mah-kah-ee): to the sea

Malihini (ma-li-hee-nee): new comer

Mauka (mow-ka): to the mountains

Pali (paw-lee): steep cliffs

Pupu (pooh-pooh): appetizer, hors d’oeuvre

Pau (pow): finished, over

Wahine (wah-hee-nay): woman

For those in need, finding quality child care is number one on their relocation checklist.  Where do you start?  How can you be sure?

Happily, on Oahu and state-wide, we have PATCH.

PATCH is a well-developed system that supports parents, providers, and local communities in finding, planning for, and providing quality child care.   Their mission is to support and improve the quality and availability of care for the young people of Hawaii and they are the only Hawaii member of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

For more information visit:  http://www.patchhawaii.org/.

Your collection of Honolulu favorite bookmarked sites will not be complete without the Pacific Business News City Guide for Honolulu.  While targeted to business travelers, items like top restaurants, city attractions and a section called “cocktails” contain valuable information for newcomer or kama’aina alike.  Check it out.

Each year the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council and Primacy Relocation rate the Best Cities for Relocating Families and name the top 50 cities in three market segments; large, mid-size & small. Once again, Honolulu has been named to the top 50 list for mid-size markets; metro areas with populations 600,000 to 1.3 million). Evaluating factors for the list include positive results for affordable housing, reasonable commutes, education, economy, quality of life, job growth, in-state tuition, population growth, number of pediatricians, and a green living index.

Top cities selected include Pittsburgh, PA (Large Markets), Omaha/Council Bluffs NE/IA (Mid-Size Markets) and Rockingham County/Strafford County, NH (Small Markets).

Congrats Honolulu!

Hawaii had more communities on the list than any other state with recognition going to Honolulu, Kane’ohe, Mililani Town, Pearl City, Waimalu & Waipahu, each with an air quality index (AQI) of 98.6%.  Air quality index is the % of days that AQI is ranked good.  They also had an average air pollution index (API) of 78.4.  The national API average is 100 (a lower score is best here).

Not too shabby for an area that is among the most populated sectors in the state.

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Source: AQI numbers from Environmental Protection Agency. Air Pollution Index is based on the incidence of airborne lead, NO2, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and ozone depletion.