We tow because we care....

Unfortunately not everything about our first Friday in Hawaii was positive. Our rental car was towed because we had parked it in a tow zone (supposedly there was a sign but we did not see one) with no parking allowed from 6:30am to 8:30am M-F. If we had gotten up at 6:29am we would have avoided a $130.50 tow charge plus a $50 parking ticket (which we get to pay next week when we figure out where to go). The real kicker was the attitude of the tow truck guy who laughed because we got a ticket. Athens and Atlanta have parking problems similar to this but its never fun when you've just moved and especially when you'd rather do things other than paying tow fees for a rental car. Note to the city leaders of Honolulu: Build a parking deck on one of those empty or rundown lots, charge $2 a car per hour and you'll make enough money to pay the city back for various events held on the beach.