Founded in 1936, Honolulu Freight Service is family-owned and -operated. Freight forwarder Honolulu Freight Service (HFS) arranges ocean transportation of dry and refrigerated cargo between the continental US and Hawaii and through an interisland network. In addition to freight forwarding (purchasing transportation capacity from carriers and reselling it to customers), HFS offers short-term warehousing and distribution services. It handles partial and full container loads for a variety of industries, including hospitality, construction, retail, military, and food. Honolulu Freight Service maintains offices in Chicago; Los Angeles; Honolulu; Oakland and Stockton, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle.