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Royal Hawaiian Movers INC (Royal Hawaiian Trucking & Warehousing)

Interstate household goods carrier registered with FMCSA under USDOT 227698 and MC-165352, based in Honolulu, HI. Record as published in the Motor Carrier Census snapshot of 4 September 2026.

What the federal record says

Royal Hawaiian Movers INC trades as Royal Hawaiian Trucking & Warehousing and holds USDOT number 227698 and operating authority MC-165352. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Its household goods authority is on file as common carrier of household goods and motor carrier of household goods, which is the grant that allows a company to move a household across a state line for money. The USDOT record was created on 29 January 1983, 43 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 11 July 2025.

The filing reports 113 power units and 69 drivers, 0.6 per truck. A fleet this size operates as a network, and the truck that turns up at your door is often run by a local agent under the parent name rather than by the parent itself. The equipment itemized on the form is 90 trucks, 23 tractors, 2 trailers. The company reported 757,712 miles for 2024, which works out at roughly 6,705 miles per power unit. That places it 1st by fleet size among the 17 registered household goods carriers based in Hawaii.

Besides household goods the census lists 17 other cargo classifications: general freight, metal sheets, coils, rolls, motor vehicles, logs, poles, beams, lumber, building materials, machinery, large objects, liquids/gases, intermodal containers, meat, garbage, refuse, trash, us mail, chemicals, refrigerated food, beverages, paper products, farm supplies, construction. A carrier with a broad cargo list is running household moves alongside other freight, which can mean better rates on a backhaul and less predictable scheduling. The registered address falls in the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan area, where 10 other registered household goods carriers are based. FMCSA has assigned this carrier a satisfactory safety rating, dated 2 October 2006.

The nearest other registered household goods carriers are Xpress Trucking INC in Honolulu (same ZIP code area), Westpac International INC in Honolulu (same ZIP code area), Tako Moving Corporation in Honolulu (4.4 miles). Distances are between ZIP code centers, so they are approximate. Getting three written estimates from companies in the same area is the single cheapest thing you can do to avoid being overcharged.

Registration summary

USDOT number
227698
Operating authority number
MC-165352
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, authorized for hire
Registered address
Honolulu, HI 96819

Full registration record

USDOT number
227698
Operating authority number
MC-165352
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, authorized for hire
Registered address
Honolulu, HI 96819
County
Honolulu County
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI
Power units
113
Drivers
69, 69 interstate
Equipment reported
90 trucks, 23 tractors, 2 trailers
MCS-150 last filed
11 July 2025
USDOT record created
29 January 1983 (43 years)
Cargo classifications
18 listed: General freight, Household goods, Metal sheets, coils, rolls, Motor vehicles, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Building materials, Machinery, large objects, Liquids/gases, Intermodal containers, Meat, Garbage, refuse, trash, US mail, Chemicals, Refrigerated food, Beverages, Paper products, Farm supplies, Construction
Reported annual mileage
757,712 miles (2024)
FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory, rated 2 October 2006
Liability insurance on file
$2,000,000, cargo insurance on file, surety bond on file
All docket numbers
MC-165352, FF-3549, MC-178124 (inactive)
Fleet rank in Hawaii
1st of 17

Nearest registered movers

Before you book Royal Hawaiian Movers INC

  • Check the USDOT number on the quote matches 227698. Brokers routinely quote under one company and hand the job to another.
  • Ask for a written binding or not-to-exceed estimate. A non-binding estimate can legally rise, and the carrier may demand up to 110 percent of it at delivery before unloading.
  • Confirm valuation coverage. The free option is released value at 60 cents per pound per article, which pays about $60 for a 100 pound dresser.
  • Get the same scope priced by at least two of the nearby carriers listed above.

Complaint history is not published here

FMCSA records household goods complaints in the National Consumer Complaint Database. That database has no bulk or export route open to the public, so no complaint counts appear on this site. Check the company yourself before you book. The FMCSA mover search returns complaint counts for the past three years alongside the registration record.

Our walkthrough of those lookups is on the FMCSA SAFER mover lookup guide.

What this kind of move costs

A full service van line is the most expensive of the eight methods this site ranks. These are our national cost bands for a two bedroom home, off peak, from cost by distance. Peak season, June through August, adds 30 to 40 percent.

DistanceRental truckContainerFreight trailerFull service mover
500 to 1,000 mi$1,100 - $2,500$1,800 - $3,200$1,500 - $2,800$2,500 - $5,500
1,000 to 1,500 mi$1,500 - $3,200$2,200 - $4,000$1,800 - $3,500$3,000 - $7,000
1,500 to 2,000 mi$2,000 - $4,000$2,600 - $4,800$2,200 - $4,000$3,800 - $8,500
2,000 to 2,500 mi$2,500 - $4,800$3,000 - $5,500$2,600 - $4,500$4,500 - $10,000
2,500 mi and over$3,000 - $5,500$3,500 - $6,500$3,000 - $5,500$5,500 - $12,000+

Back to all 17 registered movers in Hawaii or the national mover directory.

Where this data comes from

Every company on these pages is registered with FMCSA. Registration is a filing requirement, not an endorsement, a licence to a standard, an approval, or a quality check by FMCSA or by this site. Fleet counts, driver counts and mileage are self reported by the carrier on form MCS-150 and are only as current as its last filing. Figures are reproduced as the federal files recorded them on the snapshot dates above and may have changed since.

Updated 2026-06-13