What Royal Hawaiian Movers does

Royal Hawaiian Movers is a fourth-generation, family-owned moving and logistics company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It operates the only mover footprint with owned crews, fleets, and warehouses on all four major Hawaiian islands (Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island at both Hilo and Kona), supplemented by nine storage facilities and intermodal/drayage capabilities at the state's principal ports. The company serves individual residential customers, U.S. Department of Defense PCS relocations across all military branches, corporate employee relocations, and commercial clients through logistics, trucking, freight forwarding, warehousing, FF&E installation, vehicle transport, and custom crating services.

Revenue is generated through quote-based pricing across full-service moves, flat-rate pricing on the EZ Move DIY sub-brand, recurring monthly storage, and multi-year corporate relocation contracts. International and mainland moves are delivered through integration with sister companies within The DeWitt Companies network, including DeWitt Move Worldwide (a licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary) and Approved Freight Forwarders (with a California mainland staging warehouse). Pricing is survey-driven and not publicly disclosed, with dedicated move coordinators managing enterprise and military engagements end-to-end.

The business operates as a private corporation under Royal Hawaiian Movers Inc., holds DOT License #227698 and Hawaii PUC #85-C, and is BBB accredited. Go-to-market is sales-led via website quote forms, a toll-free sales line, and direct customer interactions, supported by content marketing, customer testimonials, and social channels. The technology stack is conventional for the moving industry — owned assets, certified consultants, and ISPM-15 compliant crating — with no disclosed AI, API, or developer-facing platform components.

Name

Royal Hawaiian Movers

Legal name

Royal Hawaiian Movers Inc.

Website

https://royalhawaiianmovers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Royal Hawaiian Movers is a fourth-generation, family-owned moving and logistics company founded in 1982 that operates the only mover footprint with owned crews and warehouses on all four major Hawaiian islands, serving residential, military, corporate, and commercial logistics customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Household Goods Moving and Logistics Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Moving with Packing/Unpacking Add-On (HSAKAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Household Goods Move Management (Vendor Coordination) (HSAKAJAE), Move Management (Office Relocations) (BPABAFAC), On-Site Moving Assistance (Pods/Portable Container Load/Unload) (HSAKAMAG), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Household goods moving
• Corporate relocation services
• Military relocation moving
• Logistics and warehousing
• Freight and drayage

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Residential Moving Services: Full-service residential moving including local moves, interisland moves, mainland moves, and international relocations. Services include packing, unpacking, furniture assembly, and debris removal.
2. Corporate/Employee Relocation: Enterprise relocation services for businesses relocating employees to or from Hawaii, including household goods moving, storage, vehicle transport, and inter-island relocations.
3. Logistics and Freight Services: Trucking, drayage, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services for businesses importing to Hawaii, distributing across islands, or managing supply chains.
4. Vehicle Transport: Shipping of cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and RVs to and from Hawaii via ocean freight.
5. Storage Services: Secure warehouse storage across nine facilities on all major Hawaiian islands with alarm systems and security measures.
6. FF&E Installation: Project logistics and white-glove installations for hotels, hospitals, retailers, restaurants, and schools including retail rollouts, furniture assembly, and debris removal.
7. Special Crating: Custom crating and packaging for industrial equipment, machinery, medical equipment, and high-value cargo.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Royal Hawaiian Movers is a family-owned Hawaii moving and logistics company that physically transports household goods, office and industrial equipment, freight and vehicles for residential customers, corporations, military families, and senior clients across the Hawaiian Islands. Its core services include local and long-distance household moving, corporate relocation, military relocations, senior relocations, logistics, trucking, drayage, warehousing, FF&E installation, freight forwarding, special crating, and vehicle transport, with related storage and self-pack options.

Product overview

Royal Hawaiian Movers is a fourth-generation family-owned moving and logistics company serving Hawaii since 1982. The company operates as a single integrated platform offering residential and commercial moving services across all major Hawaiian islands (Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Big Island). The core offering centers on residential moving services including household goods relocation, with add-on modules for storage, vehicle transport, and specialized senior and military moves. The business has expanded into corporate relocation and comprehensive logistics services including trucking, drayage, warehousing, distribution, freight forwarding, FF&E installation, and office/industrial moving. Key products include EZ Move, a budget-conscious DIY self-packing service for small moves. The company also offers destination-specific services for local moves, interisland moves, mainland moves, and international relocations through partnerships with sister companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EZ Move: A DIY-friendly self-packing moving service for small moves, studio apartments, and college moves from Hawaii to the mainland, offering budget-friendly flat-rate pricing.

Products and services

• Local and Long-Distance Household Moving Full-service packing, loading, transport and delivery of household goods for residential customers moving within or between Hawaiian islands.
• Corporate Relocation Services Relocation program fulfillment for companies transferring employees into, out of, or within Hawaii, including household goods moving and related logistics managed through corporate accounts.
• Military Relocation Services DOD/DODDS-approved household goods moving for military families relocating to, from, and within Hawaii under government-contract and personal-property move procedures.
• Senior Relocation Services Assisted moving, downsizing and transition services for older adults and their families, including packing, transport and storage coordination for moves into smaller homes or senior living.
• EZ Move (Self-Pack Moving) Self-pack moving program where the customer packs their own household goods into company-provided materials and the company handles transport.
• Office and Industrial Moving Relocation of office furniture, equipment and industrial assets for businesses, including planning, rigging, transport and reinstallation.
• FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment) Installation Receiving, warehousing and on-site installation of furniture, fixtures and equipment for commercial clients such as hospitality, retail and office build-outs.
• Special Crating Services Design and construction of custom wooden crates and specialized packing for fragile, oversized or high-value items such as antiques, artwork and electronics.
• Vehicle Transport Transport of cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles as part of a household move or as a standalone service within and between Hawaiian islands.
• Logistics Services Coordinated logistics solutions including planning, scheduling and execution of freight and equipment movement across Hawaii for commercial customers.
• Trucking Services Line-haul and local trucking for commercial freight across the Hawaiian Islands using the company's own fleet.
• Drayage Services Short-haul container drayage between ports, yards and customer facilities, supporting ocean cargo and inter-island freight flows.
• Freight Services Freight forwarding and hauling for commercial shippers moving general cargo between Hawaiian islands and to/from the mainland.
• Warehousing Short- and long-term storage of household goods, commercial inventory and FF&E in company-managed warehouses on the islands it serves.
• Storage Services Customer-facing storage solutions offered in conjunction with moves or as a standalone service, providing safe holding of personal or commercial goods across islands.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years serving Hawaii with crews on all major islands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DeWitt CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Hawaiian Movers is part of the DeWitt Companies, a multi-generational family-owned transportation company. This partnership provides global reach for mainland and international moves through integrated sister companies working together.
• DeWitt Move WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company and licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) that provides all OTI services for Royal Hawaiian Movers' international moves, handling customs clearance and ocean freight coordination.
• Approved Freight ForwarderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing mainland and international freight forwarding services. Owns warehouse in City of Industry, California for mainland freight staging, enabling cost-effective storage solutions for Hawaii customers.
• Royal Alaskan MoversminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister company within DeWitt Companies network serving Alaska markets.
• Approved TruckingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing trucking services, part of the DeWitt Companies integrated logistics network.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bekins Van Lines: Interstate household goods moving carrier with Hawaii service. Comparable for residential moving, packing services, and storage offerings that overlap with RHM's core household goods and storage services.
• Allied Van Lines: Major national household goods moving carrier with Hawaii service coverage. Comparable because it offers full-service residential moving including packing, transport, and storage — overlapping with RHM's full-service residential offerings on mainland and interisland routes.
• Atlas Van Lines: National household goods carrier with agent network including Hawaii. Comparable for interstate residential moving, corporate relocation, and storage services that overlap with RHM's household goods and corporate relocation offerings.
• United Van Lines: One of the largest interstate household goods carriers in the US with extensive agent networks serving Hawaii through partner agents. Comparable because it handles mainland-to-Hawaii and interisland residential moves, competing directly with RHM's household goods moving service.
• International Van Lines: National and international moving company with Hawaii service. Comparable for offering residential, international, and corporate relocation services with packing and storage capabilities that overlap with RHM's full-service portfolio.
• North American Van Lines: Large interstate moving company serving Hawaii through partner agents. Comparable for its full-service residential and corporate relocation capabilities, including international moves, similar to RHM's comprehensive moving service portfolio.

Emerging players

• PODS: Portable storage container company with service in Hawaii. Comparable because it offers self-pack/move solutions similar to RHM's EZ Move DIY service, providing an alternative moving and storage model targeting cost-conscious customers.

Direct peers

• Graebel Companies: Large corporate/employee relocation management company. Comparable because it directly competes with RHM's corporate relocations offering for managing employee moves including household goods, storage, and vehicle transport for enterprise clients.
• DeWitt Move Worldwide: Sister company under DeWitt Companies providing international and mainland moving services as a licensed OTI. Comparable because it directly coordinates with RHM on international moves, offering similar household goods transportation capabilities.
• Royal Alaskan Movers: Sister company under DeWitt Companies serving Alaska. Comparable because it operates as a regional household goods and logistics mover under the same DeWitt family ownership model and network, addressing a remote geography similar to Hawaii.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RoyalHawaiianMV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/royal-hawaiian-movers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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