For May 2021, a customer in Kahului, Hawaii, could expect to pay an average of $972 per week for the most affordable vehicle.
People traveling to the Hawaiian islands for spring break are causing a shortage of rental cars and a spike in prices.
The family of the man is also suing Kia Motors.
Rental car companies will be cited if they rent vehicles to people who are supposed to be in quarantine.
As COVID-19 decimates the rental industry, car rental operators in Maui are having to store idle vehicles in grassy sugar cane fields.
Lawmakers are proposing to raise Hawaii’s daily car rental tax again to help fund more highway construction projects. Last year, the daily rental car fee was increased from $3 to $5 per day.
Sixt is celebrating the opening of the new location by offering customers up to 20% off at the Honolulu branch and up to 10% off all other Sixt locations in the U.S.
Consumer watchdog groups have identified more than 100 cases of Kia models catching fire.
The Maui airport consolidated rental car facility is set to open May 15.
Sixt sees a high demand for its products and services on the Hawaiian Islands, and is already planning additional locations at important destinations such as Honolulu and Waikiki.