Other Tourist Scams in Kauai, USA
Timeshares, fake police, charity fraud, and miscellaneous scams targeting visitors. Below are the other scams scams reported in Kauai — how they work and how to avoid them.
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Last updated: April 9, 2026
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How it works
Several rental car companies at Lihue Airport (LIH) — particularly smaller off-airport operators — have a documented pattern of charging tourists for pre-existing damage weeks after vehicle return. Customers receive emails with photos of scratches or bumper damage they did not cause, and are billed hundreds to thousands of dollars. Sixt and the now-notorious Economy Rent-A-Car in Lihue have multiple TripAdvisor threads specifically documenting this practice. Economy Rent-A-Car was also reported for running a no-show shuttle scheme to steal deposits.
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10 total warnings across all categories