[Porsche-O-Phile]

Have the thing shipped. Seriously, why make life more of a headache than it is all on its own?

I had my 944 shipped from Long Beach to Boston for $900. It would cost you more than that in gas, plane fare, hotels, etc. AND no risk of things going sideways.

My last moving trip, my moving truck got rear ended on a lonely stretch of wide-open I-10 freeway with nobody else on it. Guy fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the car trailer hauling my 911 - tore the thing right off the truck, mangled the moving truck, did about $25k worth of damage. I spent two unscheduled days in Tuscon transferring about 20,000 pounds of crap from one moving truck to another - with no help. On a sprained ankle. Fun times.

My point is that "adventures" like this can go from fun to utterly hellish in the blink of an eye. Don't make it harder on yourself. Do the smart and simple thing and have the car shipped.

FWIW cars do not fare very well in HI with the salt air - has it been checked out thoroughly for rust/rot?

Good luck!