Moving Companies in Makakilo, HI
Makakilo sits on a hillside, and that shapes both the price and the planning of a local move. Labor-only help, for someone who already has a truck or container, averages $80 to $82 per hour, with total jobs usually falling between $330 and $740. Full-service moves with a truck and crew start around $159 to $189 per hour for a standard 2-to-3 person team, rising to $229 or more per hour for a 4-person crew or peak-season booking. A typical 2-bedroom local move on Oahu often lands between $600 and $1,500 or more depending on volume, stairs, and drive time.
A few things are easy to overlook. Steep driveways and narrow streets are common here, and a truck that can't park safely may mean a long-carry fee, so mention your driveway layout when booking. Trade winds and stronger heat than windward Oahu can stress a crew and any furniture or electronics left sitting in a hot truck bed. H-1 traffic gets heavy during commute hours, so an early start around 8:30 or 9:00 AM avoids paying for time stuck on the freeway. A move from another island or the mainland doesn't follow hourly local pricing at all; it runs through container shipping booked weeks in advance. Basic carrier liability covers only $0.60 per pound, so check whether your homeowner's or renter's policy covers the move, or ask about full value protection.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Honolulu County.
88% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers70% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $73,355 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Hawaii report $69,197. Long-distance arrivals are the higher-budget half of the market.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The catch: it publishes annually with about a two-year lag, counts Honolulu County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 32% of moves unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets instead. See the whole state on the Hawaii migration page →
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