My business has been using Honolulu Freight Service for over 20 years. We are a small business distributing Primal Pet Foods in the Islands. David Bueno has been assisting us in making sure our deliveries are correct and on time. He goes the extra mile by coming in on weekends to help accommodate us in picking up our frozen or dry ship orders. Anytime I have a request or problem , he always responds quickly and takes the necessary action. I would definitely recommend you using Honolulu Freights Service. read more

They could stop scamming their customers by offering one price and when the product shows up on their dock, they times the price by 5 times the price they tried to charge me. As an individual customer, I would never use this company ever again. They are a scam. read more

Highly recommend Honolulu Freight Service. Efficient, friendly, helpful, fantastic. You can talk to people in the company easily. They return phone calls and emails promptly and I would use them for inter island shipping anyday. Kathy A. Big Island, HI read more

Honolulu Freight Service to the rescue! My husband was eyeing this gaming chair for a while but he could never get it because they didn't ship yo Hawaii. He kept waiting hoping that they would change their policy but it never happened. So then he thought of this grand idea to have it shipped to his parent's house and then have it shipped to Hawaii. Finding a company to ship to Hawaii for a reasonable price was not an easy task. Honolulu Freight Service had a reasonable price and so he went with them. The day of the shipping comes and he's so excited. Honolulu Freight Service did a good job with packing up the chair and sending it. They also did a great job communicating when the chair was arriving. read more

We hired HFS to deliver two heavy crates of stone from Honolulu to Kailua. They were polite and courteous both on the phone and in person. Their estimate was reasonable considering it required them to use a flat-bed truck with lift and a forklift. They delivered within 24 hours of my request. The forklift that came with the crates of stones was very powerful and able to place the crates with pinpoint accuracy. You have to pay a bit extra if you want to use a credit or debit card to pay HFS. But, it wasn't that much trouble to provide them with cash on delivery. read more

Honolulu Freight Service - HFS forklift operator put them exactly where I wanted them, thankfully. - Transportation Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

With the help of the awesome team (Maile, Jennifer & Loretta) @HFS my giant file cabinet arrived safe and sound! I appreciated the option of paying a little extra to have my shipment delivered from dock to door after it arrived at the Honolulu port, and our delivery guy, Patrick went above and beyond to help us get it exactly where it needed to be.  I look forward to working with you all in the future, and will be sure to recommend HFS to anyone looking for a freight forwarding company with great customer service and reasonable shipping rates. read more

Update from my post on 7/3121 Excellent service from an employee name Reylana. She kept me posted through emails on my items. Received my items a week later in perfect condition. The employee who helped me load the items were so kind and friendly too. I will be using this company again. read more

Shipped a 20' container from Honolulu to The Middle of Nowhere, AZ for our residential move. HFS was extremely helpful in answering all my questions and made the entire process very easy. I don't plan on ever doing this again, but if I did, I wouldn't hesitate to use HFS. read more

My brother did the "professional" packing onto a pallet, including the shrink wrap, by himself with the help of his wife, on the California end. HFS took it from there and transported it to Honolulu expertly! Everything looked great upon arrival, and a BIG MAHALO to Jason for helping to unpack from the pallet, help load onto the van, and dispose of the rubbish. I totally did not expect the help, and it was MUCH appreciated! Good communication from Monika Lelea at HFS on package arrival to Honolulu, pick up availability, by phone and email. Hawaii folks show much ALOHA! Price was reasonable and transport time was quick for ocean freight. My brother and I couldn't be happier! read more

Best price for shipping pallets to the mainland and good customer service . This is the theirs time we use them and I'm happy with their service . Thank tou read more

Mikey is the Man! If you're shipping stuff from Honolulu to the West Coast and don't have quite enough to fill a container, HFS makes it easy. Especially when Mikey's on duty. They are a freight forwarding company that'll ship your stuff space available from port to port. You are charged only for what you ship. Mikey's in charge of Eastbound freight and will help you with everything from off loading your truck, palletizing it, then getting your paperwork, and billing all squared away. No reservations are needed, you just show up with your goods. Everything is loaded on 48' x 40' pallets, stacked high, then shrink wrapped. ((amazingly what we have left fit on two pallets, craziness)) Try to show up before 1230p or after 130p. Don't be a jerk like me who drives up during lunch. Really though I was prepared to wait, but with FIVE STAR customer service Mikey helped me immediately and worked through his break. Like I said Mikey is the Man! read more

I used HFS for my move back to Oakland from Honolulu, and paid less than a THIRD of what I had w/ another company on the move out to HNL. Amazing!! And my stuff arrived faster to boot! HFS made it super, super easy. I just turned up on their loading dock with no reservation, some nice big dudes helped me tetris all my boxes together into one big block, I paid, and several weeks later they were forklifting it over to my car in California. Everything came through undamaged, and billing was just what I expected it to be. Great deal. Great service. Highly, highly recommend. I wish I'd known about them sooner! [Note: I also left this review on the separate profile for the California location, since I interacted with both of them.] read more

I've been meaning to write HFS a positive yelp review for some time now! Honolulu Freight service moved me from the Bay Area to Honolulu. There were no frills, we had to go to the loading dock and load everything onto a palate ourselves. The shipping costs were unbelievably reasonable (it cost me just over $700) to move all my worldly possessions (less than half of what I was quoted anywhere else). Service was pleasant, professional and courteous. Items were delivered to my door in waikiki on time undamaged. I would never use any other carrier to move to Hawaii, Thank you!!!! read more

Contacted by driver today that he was on way to deliver windows to my home. He asked for assistance to deliver. I advised no one could help him at my house nor should they. He arrived at my house by himself. My sister-in-law and wife had to help him unload. Not safe for either of them as I watched via video feed, my family steadied the palate of windows lowered by the truck lift and then helped roll the palate to a secure location. Totally unprofessional behavior. I called and complained to a manager at the Honolulu Freight Service who acknowledge the unsafe delivery and advised she would contact supervisor of driver. read more

HFS did a great job helping me ship my car rims from California to Hawaii. It was pretty inexpensive also! I was able to coordinate the picking up of my rims, by HFS from my Uncle's house in San Jose, CA from Honolulu. On top of that they repacked them and fired them off. I paid a little extra for that, but it was well worth it! It was fairly fast and my rims came in great condition. The communication was excellent also because they are able to be reached via email (my preferred medium when trying to create a electronic paper trail). They're located kitty corner from Best Buy in Kalihi, right off of Nimitz. Next door to Fishing Village on Pier 38. read more

Excellent service from Sabrina assisting with advise and tips on shipping household goods to California. Jared met me at the loading area and assisted loading the pallets and took extra care and thoroughly explained the process. I feel confident my goods will arrive in California and appreciate the extra effort and attention by the staff at HFS. read more

I'm sure not all of the workers at freight services are like this, but blocking drive ways and giving attitude isn't the greatest way to show what your company is all about... read more

Honolulu Freight Service - Transportation Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I own a few stores both in California and the Hawaiian islands where I sell lots of different products - everything from fragile delicate items to frozen desserts. I have worked with several shipping companies and have only found one that was consistent and reliable. Honolulu Freight Service has always delivered my products on time and in perfect condition and so they have earned my best yelp review. They have always been and continue to be my go to shipper. read more

Shout out to Jan Goya of Honolulu Freight Service for her friendly and attentive handling of an inter-island package that needed to be dropped at a client's residence in Kahala. No forms to fill out - everything was handled over the phone, and the pricing was reasonable - especially considering the package was oversize (24' long.) Honolulu Freight Service, and Jan Goya gets 5 stars! Trigg-Smith Architects read more

Use them every year to ship my Bodycare products to Hilo for the Merrie Monarch Fair. Kawika is my contact. Awesome is what comes to mind. Very happy with them. read more

Honolulu Freight Service, is amazing. If there had been 6 Stars to give, I would have given that. I live in the Bay Area, California, and needed my things brought back from Honolulu. Due to the nice reviews on Yelp, I called HFS, to get an approximate price range. I spoke with Jennifer in the office, and she was very kind and helpful. Ones I arrived on Oahu, Jennifer called to see if I had any questions she could help with... Wauu, that is customer care. The shipping pallets are 48x40 and max. 7 ft. High of cargo/boxes. Ones I got to their place with my boxes, there was the most kind young man, who with great care and professionalism, packed them on the pallet, and like a big puzzle, got them evenly and safely stacked ( I had many different sizes of boxes), and lots of cling wrap was wrapped around to secure everything. I had 79 cubic feet= $588.63 with all fees included. That is far less than I paid 5 1/2 years ago, shipping with horrible Air Pacific Cargo. 11 days later I got a friendly phone call from Wilson, HFS in San Leandro CA, that my things had arrived. 11 am this morning I called them to make sure they were not closed for lunch. Ones again a very friendly lady answered my call, they were open, and she would make sure my things were out front and ready when I got there. Upon arrival, I entered the office, and the same nice lady said: Ms. Paulsen ? I said yes, she said, open the back of your truck, and we will get it loaded. I went to the bathroom, and 4 min. later when I got out, my pallet was loaded onto the truck.... That is just remarkable ! I signed the papers, and gave them a big Mahalo. If you are looking for a freight company from Hawaii to the West Coast, this is the company to use. Thank you everybody at Honolulu Freight Service, you have been the absolutely best to work with. read more

One of my friends had a really BAD experience with a different freight fowarder, so I was nervous but I trusted my stuff to HFS for the mainland voyage. They were easy to work with, and although it seemed like they weren't too big on details or formalities over the phone when I got my quote, when the bill came, it was close to the estimate and was probably as cheap as it gets. Beware the fuel surcharges, but I'm sure that is the case with everyone in this business now. (They're currently running at about 32%!!) Anyway, my stuff came in undamaged and in only a few weeks. Plus I got to pack everything myself, which I thought was a plus because I didn't have to pay someone else to do it AND I avoided the problem that my friend had w/ the other shipper, which was that their stuff was packed into really heavy crates, then the shipper charged them by weight!! But I packed it myself and dragged it down to the dock, and away it went. The terminal in San Leandro is really hard to find, but everything arrived safe and they weren't too tripped out about the fact that it took me a few days to get a truck together & get down there to pick it up. Even the mainland side had some Aloha. read more

I shipped a pallet of personal belongings from Portland to HI. I had a great, stress free, shipping experience with HFS. I wholeheartedly recommend this company for shipping! I saved a lot of money too, as shipping a pallet was a lot cheaper than paying for a partial container, or sending through the postal service. read more

Our company was looking for a freight service, we came across Honolulu Freight Service. I got in contact with Cheryl Matayoshi she is the account manager. She was so very helpful, patient and informative with our shipping needs. She promptly responded to emails, her customer service is Outstanding. Jennifer Martin was also friendly and helpful, when scheduling our pick up. This was the first time using this company and we will be doing all of our heavy freight through Honolulu Freight Service. We had reached out to other freight companies and no one responded to us, so being assisted by these ladies in such a helpful manner is greatly appreciated. Servco Auto Leeward Thanks You!! read more

Excellent customer service!! I shipped my belongings from Oakland to Oahu without any stress!! The prices are very reasonable and the workers had so much Aloha!!Patrick in Oakland was awesome - he helped me step by step through the process. I even needed a bit of extra time to pick up in Oahu and they were happy to accomodate me. If anyone needs a stress free way to ship Honolulu freight is the way to go!! Thanks again! read more

Honolulu Freight Service is a fantastic company to work with when shipping household goods from Hawaii to California! My girlfriend decided to move to California and she had lots of stuff to ship (no surprise there! - lol). After packing all of her boxes and plastic tubs, I checked around to find out how much it would cost to ship her stuff. After contacting HFS, Jennifer helped me get the quotes I needed and arranged for a drop off. We had movers bring the boxes and tubs, HFS provided the pallets and wrapped everything up. Simple and smooth! When the shipment came to LA, I went down to their Terminal (in Montebello) and picked up the pallets. All in all, it took about 1-1/2 weeks from drop off to pick up. If I need to ship more things back and forth from Hawaii to California, I'll definitely use HFS! read more

Micah at Honolulu Freight Is LEGIT!!! Super helpful and best prices around. If you are looking for freight service you have to call Micah. Aloha service at its finest. Makes me miss Kauai. read more

I had a really great agent/rep at Honolulu Freight Service. Jeff Lindman was so attentive to my concerns, he took the time to explain the process to me and was very helpful and patient and I had a lot of questions yet he took the time. He made the process very smooth...this was the first time I've ever had to ship a large oversized item and his guidance was on point. Thanks Jeff, keep up the good work. read more

If you would like to ship all of your worldly goods and family keepsakes in a container that has a leaky roof then have Honolulu Freight deliver one from Young Brothers. We had to completely unload our container in the rain to save our possessions, rent from another company, and sleep on the floor for 3 nights because we then missed our shipping date and already had our airline tickets booked, and had no furniture.I submitted a claim to both companies and they said they weren't responsible. Good luck if you use them!! read more

I wanted to purchase an automotive part from and online store but they didn't ship that item to Hawaii. Bummer! So a friend of mine had a similar situation and suggested using a freight forwarder. Huh? How do I do that? So I search and found HFS and emailed and asked the newbie questions. Marnie replies back that day with questions to do a quote for me. I send the needed information and get a quote that day along with a form I need to fill out. What's a Bill of Lading? She walks me through the needed fields to fill out and I'm done with that part. Then I ask if I can send it to their Portland terminal so they don't charge me California tax. Of course she says and the price is the same. So I order my item on July 15th and sent the form to Marnie and she forwards it to the Portland terminal. The item reaches the Portland terminal and I get a shipping information on July 27th. I receive my item on August 6th at my house in perfect condition. My daughter was also very impressed with the delivery person. From start to end it was a very painless process and reasonably priced. If I had purchase that same item locally it still wouldn't be here and would've been more expensive. Thank you Marnie and all at HFS!!! read more

I have many good things to say about Honolulu Freight Service from the estimate to picking up of my stuff. Since I didn't have a lot of money, I appreciated how Adam & Michelle worked with me and was actually able to bring my rate down alitte more. That was greatly appreciated! Really. I have never done this before, so I appreciated Adam's patience and helpfulness. They were able to work with me on paying alittle later and NOT charging me storage for a period of time! They took the time and care to give my friend and I detailed directions. When my friend and I went to pick up my stuff, people were helpful in finding my items and made sure it was my stuff that we were picking up. Everything was in good shape. Word to the wise - parking can sometimes be really bad back there. They were really friendly and helpful. They are definitely busy, but do return phonecalls. I would definitely recommend them to anyone! Overall I am really happy with them. Thank you Honolulu Freight Service! read more