The measure was passed April 27 by the House and Senate, and sent to Gov. Linda Lingles desk. The bill will raise daily car rental fees from $1 to $4.50, and raise about $45 million next fiscal year.

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Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Car Rental Fee Increase

CarTrawler, provider of a next-generation car rental distribution system, has estimated that the disruption caused by the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland has cost the European car rental industry 65 million.

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Volcanic Ash Cloud Costs European Car Rental Industry 65 million

Image via Wikipedia Last week’s European airspace shutdown resulted in 22% of international car hire bookings being cancelled and over 95% of passengers not showing up to collect their cars at European airports, according to latest figures.

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Ash Cloud Cost Car Rental Industry €65m