I get all my stuff via vendors or speed sources online. Local sources prices are high and as mentioned above they add a markup too. As you all know, Hawaii residents get screwed on shipping from the mainland. What I do to beat this charge is use a freight forwarder to ship stuff from the mainland to Hawaii. I swear by Hawaii Air Cargo (HAC) on Ualena St near the airport. Here's how it works:
1. Call HAC and tell them you want to set up a personal account for shipping stuff from the mainland. This way they have your phone number, etc.
2. Have Stillen, Summit Racing or whoever ship stuff to the Hawaii Air Cargo office in LA. (actual address on the website). This way you get mainland shipping rates which many times is cheap or free.
3. HAC then consolidates stuff for other customers and ships the stuff 5x per week from LA to Honolulu. I even shipped an engine and trans from the mainland to Hawaii this way.
4. HAC then calls you when your stuff arrives.
5. You drive to Ualena St. pay HAC, and pick up your stuff. Usually costs $12-$40 to ship most speed parts this way.
6. HAC will deliver big stuff for a charge. They only charged me $400 to ship a 455 Buick V8 engine and automatic trans from LA to Hawaii plus $50 to deliver.
The HAC rates are always cheaper than shipping direct from mainland suppliers.
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