When we get calls and emails for Hawaii deliveries, we get excited! BUT we also make sure to let clients know that while it’s a tiny house, it is no small task! Their dream tiny home will travel over 4000 miles across international borders, land, and sea to reach its final destination in Hawaii. They have to plan out where they’ll park it and prepare the land ahead of time. They need to decide how they’ll handle permitting and registration, and they need to know what’s allowed on their island. Because of the recent wildfires and need for affordable housing, Hawaii has loosened its rules slightly when it comes to tiny living, but if you are planning on moving a house across the ocean, you have to know what you’re getting yourself into.

The good news is that after our deliveries to Maui and Oahu islands, we’ve received lots of feedback that even though shipping a tiny home to Hawaii is expensive, the cost of a luxury custom tiny house built by Tiny Topanga plus logistics and shipping across the Pacific, is still far more affordable and time efficient than building on the island.