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TRANSMITTAL
Date: March 13,2017
To: Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and
Members of the Hawaii County Council
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From: William A. Kukirsin,Director
Subject: Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Procedures
In response to requests from County Council members, attached is a copy of the current
Abandoned Vehicles Procedures. This information can be found on our county's website,
hop://www.hawaiicounty.gov/dem-solidwaste-division, Solid Waste Documents and Forms.
Because illegal disposal of vehicles along our public roadways continues to be an ongoing
problem for our County, sharing this information with members of the public is appreciated.
Enclosure
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County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
William P.Kenoi ;•',�l�/Q-:.I'�.. BJ Leithead Todd
Mayor - =-+e•r Director
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Walter K.M.Lan
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Managing Director y Deputy Director
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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ABANDONED VEHICLES PROCEDURES
1. To report an abandoned vehicle, call Police Dispatch at 935-3311.
The County Abandoned Vehicle Coordinator cannot make arrangements for
removal of the vehicle until a police report is received.
2. A Police Officer will locate the vehicle and attach a notice advising the owner to
remove the vehicle within 24 hours.
- If the vehicle has been removed, no report is initiated.
If the vehicle is still at the scene 24 hours later, an Abandoned Vehicle
Report is initiated.
3. The Abandoned Vehicle Coordinator makes arrangements with the contracted
towing service firms to remove the vehicle within 72 hours.
If the vehicle is derelict, it is hauled to the waste metal recovery site
- If not derelict, the vehicle is hauled to the impound site and the
Abandoned Vehicle Program attempts to notify the registered owner by
certified mail. Registered owner is then charged for towing and storage of
the vehicle.
4. If the vehicle is missing from the site when the Abandoned Vehicle towing
contractor arrives, the case is closed.
ATTACHMENT: HRS 290-41
[PART M. GENERAL PROVISIONS]
§290-41 Notice to police department. Before a vehicle is towed by any business engaged in towing
vehicles, the owner of the towing business or the owner's designated representative shall notify the police
department of the county by telephone to determine if the police department of the county has any
investigative interest in that vehicle,describing the vehicle, the place from which it is to be towed, and
such other information as the police department requires to be furnished. If the vehicle is towed and not
claimed within forty-eight hours from the time the vehicle is towed, a written notification, containing the
same information, shall immediately be sent to the police department by the owner of the business or the
owner's designated representative. [L 1971,c 119, §2;am L 1982, c 36, §1;gen ch 1985]
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.