I was super excited about the idea of camping with my boyfriend for his birthday on the Road to Hana, as well as next to the ocean, but that unfortunately didn’t work out for us. These desired locations were either closed or fully booked. I inquired about booking parking spots in advance with the owner of the truck, but was told that we didn’t need to worry about making any reservations. The few places that were recommended to us were either not near the desired areas, or in areas that aren’t legal to park. After unsuccessfully spending most of our time driving around the island for a nice space to park overnight, we realized that we didn’t want to risk getting a ticket for illegal parking. So we ended up booking a hotel for two nights. The already expensive trip ended up almost doubling the cost (the rooms we found were cheaper than the rental truck).
The truck was also very dirty when we picked it up, despite the strict posting about the high cleaning fees if it is returned dirty. However, when we pointed this out to the owner, he let us know that we didn’t have to worry about turning it in clean.
We wish that we could’ve enjoyed the camper experience with an ocean view, on the Road to Hana, or elsewhere.