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HONOLULU — A rental car shortage that drove up prices during spring break has persisted into May and is likely to keep prices high for several more months.
At Lucky Owl Car Rental, which operates out of a Mapunapuna Street office and parking area near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, requests for a car in its 175-vehicle fleet grew significantly from February to around mid-March—around the peak of spring break in the U.S.
“We ourselves are probably turning away 100 customers plus a day because we’re getting that many requests for cars, " said Tom Pirog, a manager at Lucky Owl. “Our quote request doubled or tripled around that time (spring break ) ... and it’s been that way pretty much since the second week of March.”