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    Hannah H.

    Matson is a U.S.-owned and -operated transportation services company that's headquartered in Honolulu - We had to ship a vehicle, and the staff here were all very friendly, kind, informative, as well as thorough. The whole process was efficient and painless, and they were great in communicating with us, every step of the way. Their waiting area is large and spacious, and there are also restrooms available. +friendly service! +shipping services

    Car wash coupon and handy instructions to register my vehicle.
    Jolene L.

    How do you get a vehicle from Utah to Hawaii? Well Matson gets it part of the way, the important part....across the Pacific Ocean. Their website is user friendly and easy to find instructions about booking a car shipment to Honolulu from the West Coast. Since Matson doesn't have a car transport service from Utah to their port in California, we had to hire another company to handle that part because we did not feel like driving 10 hours from Salt Lake City to Long Beach. Back to Matson, once my car reached Long Beach, California, we were notified that the vehicle made it safely and was waiting on the container to ship across the Pacific Ocean. As soon as it arrived in Honolulu, I was alerted to it being safely at Sand Island. My car was delivered in perfect condition. Thankful that nothing happened in transport....just dust and salty air :) They graciously provided a free car wash coupon and handy instructions on registering my car in Honolulu. Thank you Matson, I appreciate the quality service.

    Richard D.

    I really like coming to Matson to pick up containers. The turnaround for your customers is so much easier than other parts so organized so fast highly recommended.

    Rebecca T.

    Overall the process was smooth and my car arrived at Honolulu from Long Beach earlier than the estimated date! Car arrived in one piece too, which was good news lol. They also would give you a few days to check if there's any damage for claims. It cost $1500 to ship one way. After picking up the car, they also gave me a coupon for a Free car wash any selected Hele gas station car wash. (Nothing close to town. The closest one was 25 mins away in Pearl city though.) I knocked one star off because the pickup process took quite a long time, more than half an hour, and I was the only one. I'm not sure if it's because it's toward the end of day or it's understaffed or for whatever reason. But good thing they had a shaded outdoor area for waiting. The drop off at Long Beach was very pleasant too. I went with my son and the lady who checked me in and as also a mom too so she could related how hectic it was. she was helping me out a lot during the process. And she's just a generally nice lady I could tell. Overall smooth and pleasant experience. I don't know what else I can compare to but I think if I were to ship a car to another place, I would use matson again.

    yasssss THANKYOU FOR BEING LEGENDARY MOVERS!!
    Adrian S.

    amazing and responsive is all there needs to be said customer service is super appreciated especially in this day and age where things feel expensive , matsons delivered !!! and quick!!! and not grossly over priced like so much these days... kudos team

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    I would definitely use this company again. It was so easy to get my car. They also gave me a free carwash ticket.

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    Great company no hassle procedures. Shipped 2 cars to Hawaii and 40ft container. Delivered and on schedule.

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    Ask the Community - Matson

    Can any tell me what app or site is good to keep track of the vessel I saw some of you guys post pictures of the actual voyage?

    Marine vessel tracker dot com is excellent. When you track your car on matson's website you will see what ship name your car is on then you will be able to enter that ship name into the tracker and you will get real time updates. 🤙🏼

    Does the vehicle have to be "just out of the car wash clean" clean or can there be dust on it when delivering it for shipment?

    It was to be cleaned in and out. Vaccumed on the inside with the door jams cleaned as well. The outside has to be just washed as well. I know Matson was easier than another place we went to who were maticulous. We had to wash our car three times… Read more

    Vehicle is owned by the bank. Does the letter authorizing shipment from Hawaii have to be notarized?

    Yes usually the bank has a notary and will take care of all this for you when you request the letter.

    Vehicle is owned by the bank. Does the letter authorizing shipment from Hawaii have to be notarized?

    From my experience no, the letter with authorization from the bank to ship the vehicle was all that was needed.

    What type of information from your vehicle will they need?

    They only needed the vin number, year, make, model, and license plate number and state.

    Do they ship from Hawaii to east coast?

    No they don't. Go with automobile transporter who will arrange shipping shipping from Hawaii to the West Coast and then have it trucked from the West to the East.

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    Review Highlights - Matson

    Just picked up my car that was shipped from Long Beach, and the process could not have been easier.

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    Hawaii Car Transport - Another Happy Customer!

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    (539 reviews)

    I got my car shipped from the Big Island to Las Vegas. It did take longer than we expected and…read morethere wasn't a lot of accurate updates on the Transport Tracker (It took about a week longer than expected to deliver). I will say, I was able to reach someone every time I called for an update or had a question, and the woman I spoke with was extremely nice and had great customer service. I don't know if this is a problem with the delivery company or with Hawaii Car Transport but we were told someone would call to schedule the drop off. I got a call in the morning when the driver was outside of my house! Luckily, I took a sick day and was able to get it. But if I was at the office, I don't know what would've happened. Overall, my family and I wanted to support a local business and we understand that it is a long process shipping a car from Hawaii to the Mainland so expect delays! We paid the amount we were quoted for, no hidden fees/overcharging, car came in great condition, a little dusty, but that's to be expected.

    Military members. Do NOT use this company…read more Let me explain - I continuously kept in contact from over a month, to weeks, to days before to make sure they would be able to pick up my vehicle before my flight. The day before pickup, I called and they confirmed they'd be there at 9am to pick up the vehicle. By 2pm that day, I called and the lady said, "it appears this order was forgotten and no one is scheduled to pick up your vehicle. We can pick it up next week." My flight was 6am the next morning.. When I explained this, she said there was nothing they could do. I had to scramble, find another company, and ask a friend to hold the vehicle for me until it could be picked up. . . Seriously. WTF? Do NOT use this company. This is the pinnacle of unprofessionalism, complete disregard for your time and needs, and unreliable service. Do not buy into the fake reviews. 01/02/2024

    Honolulu Vehicle Processing Center - The signature that was needed from a SSgt at DMO.

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    (68 reviews)

    I was in and out of here for two vehicles. I didn't mount my subwoofer to the car so I had to take…read moreit out. Wiring was all left in tact. For the Tesla, they kept the charging cable inside. Transport to final destination was quick. All professional people. All respectful.

    I am not sure why this office has such negative reviews. If you read the requirements and prepare…read moreas they suggest, you won't have any issues at all. We booked a FASTPASS appointment so our documents were green-lit well ahead of time. Appointment was booked for 10/27/25 at 12:45pm. It was a little hard to get them on the phone but they answered my emails super fast whenever I asked questions. We arrived at 12:30pm to be a few minutes early, and we were done by 1:30pm. Service was as fast as it could be, and all of the staff was incredibly friendly! The process was smooth. When we arrived we checked in, and waited 5 minutes for them to call us back up. When they called us back up they confirmed all the FASTPASS documents were good to go, and had us sign some additional disclosures. Since the inspection crews go to lunch daily (mandated by their union) we had to wait until they returned for the inspection process. No biggie. I was able to drive into the inspection area at exactly 1pm. We didn't professionally detail the vehicle but thoroughly cleaned and vacuumed at home. Passed the inspection in about 20 minutes and we were on our way. People tend to leave bad reviews but often forget to leave the good ones. Don't be scared, prepare well in advance, and you will be smooth sailing.

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    I wish I could give them negative stars…read more I moved from Honolulu to San Diego with this company, and the experience was terrible. My Samsung 55" TV and computer monitor arrived completely shattered. Ten smaller boxes of my china collection were missing, and the pieces that did arrive were broken. These were high-value items, and I was never compensated because the movers failed to put stickers on the boxes -- which honestly felt negligent at best, and intentional at worst. On top of that, around 15 boxes either never arrived or showed up heavily damaged. I communicated with both Hawaiian Movers and the local company, and neither showed any sympathy or sense of responsibility. Their response was cold and dismissive: just "go talk to the insurance company." This happened about two years ago, and I am only writing this review now because I was recently going through my china collection while preparing for an event, and it brought everything back. It still makes me angry and sad. Please be extremely careful if you use this company. Make sure the movers put stickers on every single item and box. In my case, they did not label many of my items, and that became the reason I could not get compensated. Worst of the worst. Do not use them.

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