Cruiseoholic000 Posted September 14, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) I am thinking of renting a car in Maui, Kauai, Hilo. Are there any rental companies I should stay away from as they don't have a shuttle to the airport? Edited September 14, 2016 by Cruiseoholic000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranknBeans Posted September 14, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I am thinking of renting a car in Maui, Kauai, Hilo. Are there any rental companies I should stay away from as they don't have a shuttle to the airport? Confusing question to me. R U looking at renting and being picked up at cruise pier and returning to cruise pier or airport? The normal procedure is you get picked up at the pier and taken to rental company (they are all located in one central area together) upon returning you drop car off at same place as you picked up and then your shuttled back to pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 14, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2016 There was a recent comment here about lack of shuttles on Kauai, where the suggestion was to contact the agencies involved directly to confirm. No word since then. Otherwise there hasn't been any mention of issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granny6 Posted September 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 16, 2016 When you go to Discount Hawaii Car Rentals, in the top right hand corner of their web site, click on more, then click on pier pick up. Make sure you click on the correct port and it will tell you if that company has shuttles automatically running or you need to call for one. Dollar/Thrifty have automatic. About the only one you have to call for at any port is Enterprise it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattyj 1204 Posted September 17, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for the information. We are renting cars in all the ports and hopefully all will go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcagg03 Posted September 30, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2016 We used Discount Hawaii Car Rental in Kauai, and rented from Budget. They had a shuttle and it was a quick and easy pickup and drop off. If you book from Discount Hawaii Car Rental, you can do all your rentals at once and if you have questions, give them a call, they have great customer service. They also give you a second driver free. We had to cancel one of our reservations, last minute and it was super easy and no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astridwilson Posted October 16, 2016 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2016 There are indeed shuttles in Kauai and all other ports. Try auto slash.com. Auto slash uses the major rental car companies, no credit card required and after you make a reservation, they continue to check for lower prices. If you sign up for the programs, like thriftys blue chip program, you can pick up your car very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sweethearts Posted October 16, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) On Maui, Enterprise has an office just across the street from the port (almost adjacent to Maui Mall). You can walk there easily. Edited October 16, 2016 by Silver Sweethearts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 16, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2016 On Maui, Enterprise has an office just across the street from the port (almost adjacent to Maui Mall). You can walk there easily. You are referring to Kahalui, not Lahaina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridastorm Posted October 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I requested rental prices and availability from Discount Hawaii Car Rental for an economy car in Hilo, Kona, Nawiliwili, Lahaina, and Honolulu. They came back with what I consider much higher prices. If I go to a couple of the car companies individually, like Advantage and Enterprise, they come back with a maximum of $24 per day unlimited mileage. Discount Hawaii gave me prices of $72 for Honolulu and $57 for Lahaina to include the following: An 11.1% Airport Concession Fee, Excise Tax 4.166%, $3 daily Vehicle Surcharge, $4.50 daily Facility Fee, Vehicle License Fee up to .50 cents daily. So, think I will book with the companies directly and not get ripped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sweethearts Posted October 25, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2016 You are referring to Kahalui, not Lahaina? In the OP's post, it shows an upcoming cruise on the POA, so our answer was based on where the POA docks in Kahului. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 25, 2016 #12 Share Posted October 25, 2016 In the OP's post, it shows an upcoming cruise on the POA, so our answer was based on where the POA docks in Kahului. OK. But you might note that the "Signatures" feature can be turned off, and therefore readers don't see upcoming cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Acrusa Posted October 25, 2016 #13 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Already booked a car in Kahului from Enterprise. We are stopping there on January 12 of this year.on the Oceania Sirena. Oceania is not offering any shore excursions in Maui. We will drive to upcountry for a few hours.We have to be back in port by 3:30 so I hope drop off will be easy.Ship departs at 5 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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