Vehicles unattended on Pearl City streets more than 24 hours can be declared abandoned under ROH 15-13.8, with HPD or DCS authorizing removal and owners billed for tow, storage, and disposal.
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 the chief of police and director of customer services. Definitions live at ROH 15-2.2 and state-law overlay HRS 290-11 applies. Pearl City regularly sees abandoned vehicles near Waimano Home Road pull-offs and along industrial fringes of Waiawa. The Abandoned Vehicle Disposal Fund at ROH Chapter 29 Article 20 funds removal. Registered owners are liable for tow, storage, and disposal costs not covered by auction proceeds.
Tow, storage charges, disposal fees, and civil liability for any unrecovered costs.
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