HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-11-20 County Initiates Year-Round Vehicle Disposal Assistance Program involving Private Property -- press release
William A. Kucharski
Harry Kim
Director
Mayor
Diane A. Noda
Roy Takemoto
Deputy Director
Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov; vdap@hawaiicounty.gov
November 20, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
County Initiates Year-Round Vehicle Disposal Assistance Program involving
Private Property
The Department of Environmental Management’s Derelict/Abandoned Vehicle Section
is initiating a year-round program that is designed to assist Hawaiʻi County property
owners with the disposal of derelict vehicles left on their private property.
The Vehicle Disposal Assistance Program-Private Property (VDAP-PP) assists property
owners in Hawai‘i County with the disposal fees of up to two derelict vehicles per
calendar year that have been left on their private property without their permission.
The property owner will be responsible for having the vehicle transported as well as all
costs associated in transporting the vehicle from its current location to the County’s
contracted vehicle disposal facility. The County will pay the disposal fee directly to the
County’s vehicle disposal contractor.
Applications for this program will be accepted starting November 19, 2020. Property
owners are encouraged to submit their applications early, as there are limited disposal
appointments available each day.
Please visit our website at http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/automotive/ for the
application, guidelines, and instructions. If you have any questions, please contact the
Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Section at (808) 961‐8552 or email them at
VDAP@hawaiicounty.gov .
Thank you for helping us keep our island home a beautiful and litter‐free paradise.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer