Aloha Toy Store

We visited Maui for a week over New Years ²⁰⁰⁸⁄₂₀₀₉. We waited FAR too late to make a car rental reservation (we waited until October!). I called every major company on Maui (and Oahu) and every car was taken! We called Aloha Toy Store and they had two jeeps available and we were excited! We were quoted one price and then when we called to reconfirm, we were told another price. The price change was blamed on the inexperience of the original person we talked to. I asked if the original price would be honored, since it was what we had been quoted previously, and we were told no. They said they had plenty of people willing to pay full price (which I’m sure was true, because cars were a hot item during high season). So, we decided to suck it up and pay the difference.
When we arrived in Maui, we went to our hotel. We were told to call them and they would pick us up at 9am. We called and then waited in the lobby until almost 10am. They definitely were working on ‘Hawaii time’, frustrating to those of us from the mainland. When we got in the car, ‘Grant’ who drove us to the store, proceeded to tell us the reason he was late was because he had to deal with a high-​profile celebrity client and they need extra special care (as if we weren’t important and leaving us waiting an hour). Grant was also the one who quoted us the wrong price originally.
We arrived at the store, filled out paper work, and were given the cars. We had reserved and given two jeeps. The white jeep was dirty! The green jeep was ok. We drove the jeeps for a week and we had no mechanical problems. The green jeep’s seat belt was filthy and I had to bring a towel with me everywhere I went because otherwise if would mark my clothing with some kind of grease and dirt (as it did on the first day).
The cars were big enough for the 7 adults in our group. They were open in the back, so people in the back would get a little wet when it rained. The cars worked for us and made our trip a success, as we did a lot of stuff where we needed a car.
Aloha Toy Store was great in a pinch, but expensive! I’d look elsewhere for a clean car next time, but in another pinch, I’d go back to the Aloha Toy Store.
They also have exotic cars, mini vans, motorcycles, etc… we definitely got the cheap low end car… they have many expensive cars for rent as well.