COVID-19 Impact on Car Rental Rates in Hawaii (Historic Low Rates Now Much Higher)
 

About 3 or 4 months ago I reserved a midsize SUV for ~$950 for 4 weeks. Two weeks ago I canceled and rebooked for ~$750. Checked again tonight and rebooked for ~$550.
So recheck your rates if you're renting a car. We are visiting Maui but I'm sure all the islands are the same.

[EDITED on 2/18: Rates seems to back to "normal" now.]

We're going to Maui in February and the best we can find, through Costco, is about $333 per week. What car rental agency are you using?

I'm using my Chase UR points which gives us about a ~33% discount (which books via Expedia). But check Expedia, Dollar and Budget. But you may have to wait til a week or two out. Plus, Feb is a busier time than Jan. Good luck.

Check Hertz We had a week long mid size rental over Thanksgiving for just a bit over $200.00.

Check hotwire too. We had a rate via national this last 3 weeks (peak season) for ~$950. Shaved $400 and still got it from National.

Thanks for all your suggestions, we will check into the other options today
! We usually use Costco because a second driver has no fee, and we can easily cancel and rebook when a less expensive rate is available.

Also check:

https://www.discounthawaiicarrental.com/en-us/

I’ve normally gotten the best rates with them.

Chech rules of various agencies.....some don't charge for spouse/domestic partner (both of you over 25) to be additional driver (AVIS).

You can book, cancel & rebook for free with all companies.

Spouse is free with most companies too.

Don't you use autoslash?

-David

Only when paying cash. Most of the time I use Chase UR. Bonus is nice.

I forgot what a wealth of information this group has been. Thanks again.

Join Thrifty Blue Chip loyalty program and spouse is free. They are shady though. For example they charged me a late fee of $16 per day in addition to the stated $9.99 for each extra day. As if they were running out of cars. If I had told them I was returning late they would have charged me a change fee. I never had either of these happen with National. National Emerald Club gives you family members and business associates free.

Turo rates are rock bottom too in Hawaii. You can rent a Jeep through Turo for a fraction of what the traditional rental companies are charging.

Thanks again for the help. Will join loyalty programs-no problem. Never heard of Turo. Just checked and they have great rates!