Hi, I have some basic info on bringing a ferret back from Australia. I would think it's about the same rules. First, you have to contact the individual airlines to see if they allow fuzzies in the cabin. Airtran=no, American West=no, Qantus=yes. American costs $75. per leg of your flight. (every time you change planes it's another $75. bucks!) Not sure about Hawaii, but there is no quarentine or other restrictions coming into the continental U.S. (I called the FDA and the Fish and Game) I chose not to go to the added expense of bringing any fuzzies back with me because we had 7 plane changes over 30 hours each way. Too much of a hassle. Call the airlines and call New Zealand fish and game or equivalent. You can find out alot about it researching on the web. Took me about a week to get the numbers I needed. I don't have them anymore, I tossed them when we decided not to bring any back. You can find them by searching "FDA" and "U.S. Fish and Game" on-line. Good luck. Shelley Hugs your fuzzies every day. If you don't know why, they do. [Posted in FML issue 3888]