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.
1 Parking at Aulani is and additional $35/night. 2  Instead of renting a car for your entire stay, take a taxi to the hotel and back (about $80 each way). 3  If you'd like to take a daytrip, rent a car at Aulani, where the lack of airport taxes reduces the cost of a rental car by about $30/day. Use an airport shuttle instead of driving a rental car from the airport. 2  When you rent at the airport, rental car rates are about $100/day for a compact car. 3  Parking at Aulani is and additional $35/night. 4  Instead of renting a car for your entire stay, take a taxi to the hotel and back (about $80 each way).