Car Rental Deals in the Hawaiian Islands

June 9, 2009

Recently, our friends were invited to a family wedding on Maui.  They, as we all are these days, are unsettled by the expense of the trip, so they called us to ask for any advice we might be able to offer in the way of cheap rental cars on Maui.  They are flying into Kahului Maui Airport for a rental car, so we suggested they reserve their car ahead of time. They’ll be able to attend the celebrations in style while saving enough money to do some sightseeing during their free time.

This conversation with our friends got us to thinking that this advice fits all Hawaii car rentals, on all the islands.  We’ve learned we can save money by staying away from the traditional rental agencies such as Dollar, Thrifty, Budget, Avis or Hertz. The online discount car rental agencies are much more affordable.  Yet, we get the same car as if we’d rented from one of the big companies.

When we are looking for a discount vehicle rental in Kona or Hilo on the Big Island, money-saving transportation on Molokai, or a Kauai car rental, we look into the discount agencies when we hire a rental car.  The same goes for finding cheap Honolulu rental cars for a crazy vacation on Waikiki Beach. We always decide we want to make a trip to the north shore, and we find the best deals for our money are found online for a rental car on Oahu.

As well, the cheap airline websites offer great deals. We have found great deals for flights and lodging together on one site. So, as we suggested to our Lahaina-bound friends, we like to save all the money we can on getting there so we can take full advantage of the “aloha” the Hawaiian Islands have to offer.