Raking,

The only thing I did not like about our days at the Outrigger was dealing with the Honolulu traffic.....we ended up taking a few city taxi tours for a some of the in-city things on our list rather than drive.

The one day we decided to head out for the North Shore to familiarize ourselves with where we were staying for the majority of our trip and to take a look at Turtle Bay in advance of arrival we got stuck in a traffic jam that took hours to clear and not knowing the roads we were somewhat skeptical of getting off the highway at the only chance we had. It was so bad and we were stuck there so long we had to put the top up on the car because of the sun.......DH was not thrilled with my suggestion to drive out there that day... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" /> ....But once off the highway and out in the North Shore area we were thrilled with the rental so he did ultimately forgive me. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and is so worth seeing.

In your situation if you're planning on doing mostly in town things for only a few days I don't know if I'd rent one or not, but I do know IF we ever get back there, I'd stay in Honolulu for a few days and do tours without benefit of a rental car but I'd definitely rent one once I moved out of the city. It was nice to be able to stop for a Shave Ice or a Shrimp Truck as the spirit moved us and I wouldn't have missed the scenic drives for anything.

Another thing we didn't know about was the Honolulu city bus that circuits all the points of interest......Bus One maybe? A friend told us about it after we got back and suggested it's perhaps one of the best ways to see the city easily and inexpensively.

I hope your trip is absolutely wonderful - both land and sea - and I'm sure it will be. :handshake <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />