Cherry

We had a great trip and experience with North Shore Vans! Pickup and drop off were easy (self-serve) and instructions were clear. The van was older and had some fault lights (check engine and tire pressure) that were on the whole trip, but we were warned about these ahead of time and told not to worry which was appreciated (I still worried just a little because we didn’t have cell service for much of our time). The van worked great, was very clean, and had everything we needed inside! We’re both >6ft tall and this was the most comfortable van for sleeping we’ve experienced yet!

I had so much fun in this van, and even survived a tsunami warning. 😂 For me, this was the absolute best way to see Maui on a tight budget. This was kind of a last minute trip for me, and the owners were so accommodating, and the van was so comfy. Best bed I’ve had in a camper van yet. I drove it all the way down the road to Hana, which was no small task. You need to be very confident in your driving skills to tackle this in such a large vehicle. It is an older vehicle which I’m used to driving, but don’t expect power windows and backup cameras. This is old school baby, and totally fun. 😁 Make sure you book all your campsites before you get to the island. It is highly unlikely you will luck into open spots, and there is no car camping on the whole island. One of my campsites did get canceled at the last second because of the Tsunami warning from the earthquake in Russia, so I did have to try to find somewhere to stay last second, but so did half the island. Talk about a once in a lifetime occurrence. But I did end up managing to camp at the overflow parking lot at Mount Haleakala, and saw the best sunrise of my life, laying down in the comfy bed, wrapped in blankets and giddy to be out of the wind, and toasty warm. (I lucked into a 3am pass at the last second) Unfortunately, someone did steal the gas cap from the car at some point for when I went to fill it up the first time it was missing. But I was able to meet back up with the owner and get a new one the next day. Benefit of it being a small island you can get most everywhere pretty quick. I only cooked one night in the van and there was propane and cooking equipment to use, which was very convenient. Also had a really great cooler in the car which kept all drinks and other food items nice and cold. It’s a trip I’ll remember forever, and would absolutely rent from them again.

Van was so comfy and made our trip fantastic!!! We will miss cherry!!! Thank you north shore vans🙏🏽

Cherry was exactly as expected. Aka, van was rad. Naro, our spiritual guide and guardian angel, was super responsive and helpful. No worries did we have. 🤙 mahalo!!!

Easy communication and a great overall rental experience. Make the trip to Hana and be sure to explore the highway to the west of Kahului if you like the narrowness of the Hana Hwy, so beautiful and felt like we were in central America without the potholes haha!