The van was the perfect choice for my stay in Oahu: if you’re less into the city scene and really want to see everything without the price of a hotel: this is the way to go…
This was my first time in Hawaii and I knew no one. I stayed in different places (discretely) every night and enjoyed some spectacular views. The cooler worked great I didn’t do much camp cooking but had a place to keep my leftovers fresh. Used the snorkel gear for some sea turtle viewing at Electric Beach. Also hiked every waterfall and point I could find. Met SO many incredible people and connections. The people and the place are beautiful.
As with anything there’s risk of running into some issues:
I noticed my vans battery was slow to start and it died a few days into my weeks stay. I was jump started by a friendly guy and chalked it up to my own error of leaving the door open too long
My last day the van died completely: was able to jumpstart it the first time but got stuck in Waikiki. Kai was incredibly responsive: he used his personal time with his family to come pick me up, then work on what we thought was just a dead battery. Turns out it was the vans starter that went bad.
Kai transported me back to get a new car for the night and was so nice and apologetic. Picked up the new van in a timely way and I was refunded a nights stay because of what happened.
For what happened, both Daniel and Kai were so understanding and helpful and even thought I lost out on my last afternoon I was just grateful to have them help so quickly!!! 10/10 because this family run business does care about their customers and otherwise I had an INCREDIBLE week and no other issues.
Would book again (but now I want to see the other islands:) )