Letter: Turo rental cars begin to roil isle communities


by Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— Turo car rental vehicles being stored on residential streets are a bane on the city. There are no fewer than 10 vehicles stored at the intersection of Kolohala and Onaha streets — including a Hummer and trailered boat — that are causing congestion and pose a traffic hazard. The new Turo vehicles congest the road, break the law, rob the city and state of revenue, and penalize the rental companies that must follow the law.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Letter: City needs to get grip on Turo rental cars. In response to Tuesday’s letter regarding Turo autos using city streets for business (“Turo rental cars begin to roil isle communities,” Star-Advertiser, April 23), I live in an apartment complex that fronts Bougainville Drive. We usually will have three to four vans parked on the street, which are used for rentals.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Letter: Tackle foundational issues before rentals. I believe that your editorial, “Bill to grow rental supply is flawed,” is itself flawed (Star-Advertiser, Our View, April 3). Before discussing how to do something, we must first decide whether or not to do it at all.

WWLP.com—Rental bikes returning to western Massachusetts communities. The ValleyBike Share program, which has been inactive for the last year, is officially returning at the end of the May to participating communities.