Ran into this on Maui. Was flying to HNL in August for family in hospital. Found the lot full. Had to rebook, drive back to Lahaina (1 hr), and get a ride with a friend (another hour). Mahalos to Hawaiian for making rebooking so easy and no fee. Guy at the booth at OGG said full status was posted online but I couldn’t find it. It worked out but had to do that for the 4 subsequent round trips over the next 3 weeks, which was a drag. Maybe instead of spending money on that cool, 100 yd train to the rental cars it could have been spent on additional parking.
And why can’t we blame Turo? It may not be allowed, but how is that enforced?
Thanks for the heads up on parking! We always have a neighbor drop off our vehicle in the parking lot prior to arrival whenever it is convenient for them to do so (ie. a Costco run). We’ll look to just have a normal pickup vs. the usual short-term parking.
So with so many cars now at the airports, availability of rental cars must have improved. So why are we still being Gouged by the car rental companies?
I saw 2 tour vans at OGG that had a suspicious amount of dust on them, like they hadn’t been moved in a few weeks, and probably weren’t going to be. Unless it is on camera, I don’t think they log when a vehicle enters, so unless it is distinctive, like a tour van, it is probably hard to tell how long a vehicle has been there, and if it might be abandoned. There’s easier places to abandon a car, though.
Why would there be visitor cars in the parking lot?
Kona international airport is full during peak times and is about 90% full all the time
Ran into this on Maui. Was flying to HNL in August for family in hospital. Found the lot full. Had to rebook, drive back to Lahaina (1 hr), and get a ride with a friend (another hour). Mahalos to Hawaiian for making rebooking so easy and no fee. Guy at the booth at OGG said full status was posted online but I couldn’t find it. It worked out but had to do that for the 4 subsequent round trips over the next 3 weeks, which was a drag. Maybe instead of spending money on that cool, 100 yd train to the rental cars it could have been spent on additional parking.
And why can’t we blame Turo? It may not be allowed, but how is that enforced?
Thanks for the heads up on parking! We always have a neighbor drop off our vehicle in the parking lot prior to arrival whenever it is convenient for them to do so (ie. a Costco run). We’ll look to just have a normal pickup vs. the usual short-term parking.
So with so many cars now at the airports, availability of rental cars must have improved. So why are we still being Gouged by the car rental companies?
Hi Mike.
We are paying more for rental cars at LAX then we’ve ever paid in Hawaii. Just saying.
Aloha.
Wow, looks like HTA controlling tourism is off to a great start!
Too many cars.
Not enough public transport.
The Lihue airport parking lot has a lot of vehicles that are derelict and should have towed a long time ago
I saw 2 tour vans at OGG that had a suspicious amount of dust on them, like they hadn’t been moved in a few weeks, and probably weren’t going to be. Unless it is on camera, I don’t think they log when a vehicle enters, so unless it is distinctive, like a tour van, it is probably hard to tell how long a vehicle has been there, and if it might be abandoned. There’s easier places to abandon a car, though.