posted 04-27-2005 14:54            

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Originally posted by ouaifer:
If you are going to a Kaua'i Pahio resort, they will make a Budget reservation for you and will have the keys at the Pahio checkin at the airport. Nothing else to do, but drive away.

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If you are going to a Pahio resort and make the reservation through Pahio AND tell them that you are a fastbreak customer. (I failed to do the latter and ended up with the shuttle bus and the normal wait in line. Lesson learned.)

posted 04-28-2005 05:15            

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Originally posted by danb:
W are going to Kauai in July and have made our car reservations thru Budget. Do you have to make your car reservation thru Pahio to get this service? We are staying at the Pahio kai'o kai with reservations made thru RCI.

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Yes, you have to make it through Pahio.

posted 04-28-2005 20:48               

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Originally posted by kauai kid:
On Kauai we always leave one person with the luggage at curbside, go get the car, and come back and load it up at curbside. Easier than draging it in and our of the shuttle bus and then to the car.
Sterling

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When we tried this we still had to go back to the facility so my DW could sign the paperwork & be an official 'driver'.

Phil

posted 04-29-2005 09:44               

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Originally posted by kauai kid:
On Kauai we always leave one person with the luggage at curbside, go get the car, and come back and load it up at curbside. Easier than draging it in and our of the shuttle bus and then to the car.
Sterling

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Ditto!

posted 05-01-2005 06:52               

On any island, my wife heads for the car rental agency as soon as she leaves the plane. On Kauai, you cross the street and FAST BREAK members go directly behind the counter to the bus. Get on the bus and check in where the cars are. I am a PAHIO owner as well, but have always got the best rates on line. I believe that you have to go through PAHIO to be able to pick up the Budget Keys from their desk. After the flight ... I go to the Pahio desk and pick up our room keys ... the return to wait on baggage. About 50% of the time, I have the baggage by the time that my wife circles. If it isn't out yet, she parks in the lot across the street for $1 (a small price not to wait through the masses of people at the car rental counter. About 25% of the time, our baggage comes in on the following flight ... so we head up to WALMART and HILO HATTIES in Lihue (about 2 miles from the airport) and pick up food, etc for the trip, then head back down to baggage claim after the next flight comes in. On the way to KNK, you should stop at either WALMART to get provisions to save money. The FOODLAND in PRINCEVILLE, IMO is high priced. You will also pass a SAFEWAY and FOODLAND in KAPAA on the way to PRINCEVILLE.

We do the same trick in KONA with her heading to the BUDGET bus immediately after we land and I go to Baggage Claim. Last time, she had the car and back well before our luggage was unloaded. Again, there was a parking lot directly across the street ... it may have been $1-$2.

I don't recall where you are staying on the BI, but if you head south toward KONA, there is a COSTCO a couple of miles from the airport. If you head north to WAIKOLOA, there is a decent grocery store in WAIKOLOA that is faily reasonably priced.

posted 05-01-2005 08:00               

For what it's worth- the last time I was in Kauai I rented from Budget and they insisted that I take their liability insurance which I didn't want to take since my own auto ins policy covered me.

I'm not sure if this is still in effect, but if it is I think I could have avoided this extra expense if I had brought my auto insurance card (the one that proves you have ins coverage that you keep in your glove compartment- mandated in Connecticut)

Maybe you could call Budget in advance