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<br />• The contractor completed an initial and second round of consumer education <br />(media release, radio, newspaper, social media, posters/flyers, etc.) during the <br />September through December 2017 period, encouraging consumers to leave <br />used tires at the retailer when purchasing new ones, as customers already paid <br />the mandatory fee for disposal. <br />• More information is at: http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/tires/ <br /> <br />5. DERELICT AND ABANDONED VEHICLE (DAV) PROGRAM <br />• Towing and Vehicle Disposal Contracts are in place island-wide. <br />ᵒ Zone 1 Towing (N. & S. Hilo, Puna, and parts of Kaū): Ken’s Towingʻ <br />ᵒ Zone 2 Towing (N. & S. Kona and parts of Kaū): Diamond Auto Workzʻ <br />ᵒ Zone 3 Towing (N. & S. Kohala and Hāmākua): Diamond Auto Workz <br />ᵒ Hilo Vehicle Disposal: HMP dba Business Services Hawai‘i <br />ᵒ Kona Vehicle Disposal: Big Island Scrap Metal <br />ᵒ Pu‘uanahulu (W. Hawaiʻi) Vehicle Disposal: Big Island Scrap Metal <br />• DAV coordinators continue to meet with the Hawaiʻi Police Department, Traffic <br />Services Section, to explore ways of improving the tagging and removal of abandoned <br />vehicles. <br />• An auction for abandoned vehicles was held in May. <br />ᵒ Total cars auctioned: 53 <br />ᵒ Total cars sold: 23 <br />ᵒ Total sales: $8,357 <br />ᵒ Cost savings: 23 cars x $675 = $15,525 (this is what it would have cost the County <br />if we had to dispose of them). <br />• Monthly towing numbers: <br /> <br />AV Towing 2018-19 <br /> <br />Hilo W. Hawai‘i <br /> <br /> <br />July 2018 23 58 <br /> <br /> <br />Aug 2018 31 61 <br /> <br />Sept 2018 89 61 <br /> <br />Oct 2018 <br /> <br />Nov 2018 <br /> <br />Dec 2018 <br /> <br />Jan 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />Feb 2019 <br /> <br />Mar 2019 <br /> <br />Apr 2019 <br /> <br />May 2019 <br /> <br />June 2019 <br /> <br />July 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />The total tow request sent for the month of September 2018 was 159; however, 9 vehicles <br />were not on location at the time of arrival. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />