Vehicles unattended on Kailua streets more than 24 hours may be declared abandoned under ROH 15-13.8, with HPD or DCS authorizing tow and owners billed for storage and disposal costs.
ROH Sec. 15-13.8 defines an abandoned vehicle as one left unattended on a public street for more than 24 hours, with removal authority delegated to HPD and the Department of Customer Services. Definitions live at ROH 15-2.2 and state law HRS 290-11 provides an overlay. Kailua regularly sees abandoned vehicles near Kawainui Marsh edges, industrial fringes off Hamakua Drive, and at beach park perimeters. The Abandoned Vehicle Disposal Fund at ROH Chapter 29 Article 20 funds removal. Registered owners are liable for tow, storage, and disposal fees not covered by auction proceeds, and Windward enforcement is active.
Tow, storage charges, disposal fees, and civil liability for any unrecovered costs.
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