Storm surge is the most dangerous phenomenon associated with hurricanes. Figures vary, but it is responsible for between 70% and 90% of the death and damage attributed to hurricanes. Storm Surge is a large rise in sea level caused by severe weather conditions. Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/surge/surge_big.jpg. This illustration shows a visual breakdown of the factors affecting a surge event.
If you rent at the airport (as most visitors do), you will also pay a customer facility charge and an airport concession recovery tax. Let's look at what you can expect actually to pay if you rent a compact car at the Honolulu International Airport for one week in 2013. Compact Car Base Rate - $250.00.Hawaii State General Excise Tax including Oahu County Tax (4.712%)- $11.78. State Highway Surcharge ($3.00 per day) - $21.00.f you rent at the airport (as most visitors do), you will also pay a customer facility charge and an airport concession recovery tax. Let's look at what you can expect actually to pay if you rent a compact car at the Honolulu International Airport for one week in 2013. Compact Car Base Rate - $250.00.
Accommodations. Hawaii hotels range from highly affordable (As of October 2010, $30 per night at the family-owned Manago Hotel in South Kona) to the highest of luxury high end ($7,000 per night at the Halekulani's Vera Wang II Suite).The Waikiki area offers numerous small hotels a block or two from the beach.enting a car in Hawaii can be very expensive when you account for the daily rental rate, insurance, gasoline and taxes. At Dollar car rentals in Honolulu, as of October 2010, economy car rentals start at $113 per week while minivans rent for $526.