When you step off the plane in Hawaii after flying 5+ hours, the last thing you want to do is stand in line and wait for your rental car after all that travel. Luckily, the local car pick-up process in Maui is quite simple (just follow the sign), but there is no way to determine or choose which car rental agency is going to have the shortest check in line until you enter the pick up area.
We recommend searching for the rental vehicle you want to book and allocating yourself a little bit of extra time, just in case the lines are long when you arrive at the Kahului Airport car rental pick-up location. We have found that people arriving at the airport between 10am and 2pm tend to see the longest lines to pick-up cars, so keep that in mind when making plans for your arrival and check in.
Another tip when renting a car in Maui is to sign up for the loyalty program of the company you will be renting from before leaving for your trip. Sometimes, even just joining the program can get you special travel offers when you book like dedicated check-in lines or even “skip the line” benefits where you can go straight to the parking lot and pick from a selection of cars.
A final suggestion if you are traveling with family, friends, or children is to have one adult wait for baggage with a sign while another adult goes to the rental car desk location. This way, if the baggage service has a delay or takes a while to come out, you just wave the sign and the other person will have the rental car ready to swing through arrivals and collect you and your belongings (and your sign).
The main thing to keep in mind is that you have just arrived in paradise and stress is the last thing you want in this location, just keep it business as usual. The check-in process might be quick or it might take a little bit of time but when you read the reviews and rent from MauiRentalCars.co, you know you got the best deal for your Maui rental car! You may be better off picking up a menu and grabbing a quick bite to let the rush die down.