Options for getting from Lahaina to South Makena
Oct 9, 2012, 12:22 am
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Options for getting from Lahaina to South Makena
I'll be taking a ferry into Lahaina early afternoon and need to get to South Makena for an event and then back to Lahaina at around 9PM. I thought about renting a car, but the rental car office closes at 5PM. Are there any other options? Taxi's seem very expensive.
Oct 9, 2012, 12:34 am
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Bus would take hours.
Oct 9, 2012, 11:49 pm
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Got it. The representative at Discount Hawaii Car Rentals told me that there was no after hours key drop off and that I would need to return it the next morning or before the office closes. I called the car rental company directly to clarify and there is an after hours key drop off. I can't believe how uneducated some of these CSRs are!
Oct 31, 2012, 1:34 am
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Thanks for all the responses. I just completed my trip and thought I would update this thread. I ended up renting from Alamo (through discounthawaiicarrentals.com - $31.80AI/day. Rental facility was about a 15 minute shuttle ride from the dock. When I returned at night, I just used the after hours drop box and took a taxi back to the dock ($20).