They kept intimidating us to upgrade to a more expensive model, claiming the reserved car wasn't available and gave us a two-door mini car, leaving us in a tough spot. About the insurance, they said if we didn't buy it, we needed to provide local social security numbers, basically implying it was illegal to drive without it. I wondered, is the Zuzuche website a big scam? Can't I just drive without these extras? I had already paid over 2000 online, then was forced to pay an additional $390 on-site. The experience was horrible, and I will never choose Zuzuche again, nor recommend it to anyone!

Very convenient and reasonably priced.

The shuttle bus from Dollar at the Big Island airport is less frequent than other companies, so we had to wait a bit. The staff at the branch had a good attitude but kept trying to upgrade our reservation for an extra fee. Since we had already booked a large SUV, we didn't want to upgrade, but the staff insisted that our reserved model couldn't go to Waipio Valley and even called the manager to offer us a discount. Seeing how eager they were to make money, we agreed to upgrade to a 5.6L Nissan SUV. After traveling around the Big Island, I feel a mid-sized SUV would be sufficient for a family of three because it rained when we went to Waipio Valley, and we couldn’t go to the valley floor due to the fog. Returning the car was very straightforward and convenient.

I was asked if I am ok with Kia Forte, which I confirmed and I got Chevy impala. The person at the counter helped me greatly with insurance.

Need better explanation of the insurance we buy

The counter staff was wonderful. Although I did not specify when booking, she provided us with a bilingual navigation so that some of my family members thought it more convenient to use the Japanese navigation than the English.