New member in Hawaii

New to the TW forum, it appears to be a vigorously supported place with patient experts. Several months ago I got a 2016 Sport 4X DCSB and am now working thru the "first iteration of the new Generation vehicle syndrome." I'm grateful for the forum input.
My first Toyota truck was a 81 SR5, first new vehicle I'd ever bought, followed by a 1986 SR5 long bed 4X that I kept for 31 years, just selling it now as I bought this 16 model. Other Tacomas in the driveway/family is a 2005 Tacoma DCSB 4X, and a 2007 ACLB 4X. All of these trucks are manual transmission models.
Hopefully will get to know a number of you folks on this forum.

 

Aloha from the mainland.

 

Welcome from Nevada!

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome to Hawaii. I guess you live on Oahu. You can't go 2 min without seeing a Tacoma here.

 

Yes, Oahu. I offroad every day...H1 and Kam HWY are like driving plowed fields. Been here 20 yrs.

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Wondering how many Hawaii owners have already noticed this: According to Toyota USA, Hawaii is a foreign country, at least treated that way. Though I can register for an account, it will not accept my VIN so I can ..."have access to important vehicle updates, service history, and more" as advertised on the Toyota USA site. Here was their response:

Thank you for taking time to contact Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

We appreciate your interest in our Toyota Owners Online site and your desire to use it for your Hawaii Toyota vehicle!

As Toyota Motor Sales is the Toyota distributor for the mainland United States and Alaska, information and features available on our site are specific to the vehicles and products we manufacture. Our Toyota Owners Online site was developed specifically to provide our customer’s easy access to information specific to their vehicles. Although most U.S. customers reside in the United States, we know some of our customers export their vehicles to other countries. For this reason, it is possible for anyone to make a Toyota Owners Online account, regardless of where they live. However, non-U.S. VIN (vehicle identification number) cannot be registered in the system and are not supported.

You may request to have your account archived, if you would like. However, you are welcome to access the tools and materials available to you on the site. Please note, Owner’s Manuals, warranty and maintenance guidebooks, and other resources available on the Toyota Owners Online site are specific to Toyota vehicles built to U.S. specifications.

For information on the various programs and website support options available for the Hawaii, we recommend contact with Toyota distributor in Hawaii for further assistance with your inquiry. Regrettably, we do not have any information on the services available to Toyota customers in other regions of the world.

Servco Pacific, Inc.
2850-A Pukoloa Street
Honolulu, HI 96819
888-272-5515

We apologize for any disappointment you may feel with the lack of Toyota support for your area and appreciate you taking the time to gather information about the options available to you through Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.

Please be aware that vehicles in Hawaii may be slightly different from vehicles offered in the continental U.S. and Alaska.

Sincerely,

Edith K.
Toyota Customer Experience Center

Servco Pacific offers nothing similar to the features available on the mainland/Alaska only site. I suppose this is another example of the "Paradise Tax" but it is a bit annoying to be put in the same category as say, Belize or Haiti in their eyes.