Hawaii tourists are renting U-Haul vans instead of rental cars due to a massive shortage sending prices up to $700 a day bchang@businessinsider.com (Brittany Chang) A rental-car shortage is is currently rippling across the US. Hot travel destinations like Hawaii and Florida are especially impacted by this shortage. Some tourists traveling to Hawaii are now opting to rent U-Haul trucks and vans instead. Popular Searches To avoid this shortage and inflated prices, experts are advising travelers to plan ahead. However, some tourists in Hawaii have found a savvier workaround to this rental-vehicle shortage: rent a U-Haul instead. "We have seen a considerable uptick in U-Haul rentals from customers who are visiting the islands now," Kaleo Alau, the president of U-Haul Company in Hawaii, told Insider in an email statement. "We realize this demand is occurring when tourists are unable to secure a rental-car, or they learn that our rental fleet options are more affordable.