ROH 15-13.8 defines abandoned vehicles as unattended over 24 hours on Urban Honolulu streets and lets the police chief or customer services director remove them.
In dense Urban Honolulu, where a derelict vehicle on a Makiki or Waikiki side street rapidly creates a hazard, ROH 15-13.8 steps in. A vehicle left unattended on a public street or highway for more than 24 hours is considered abandoned, and the chief of police and director of customer services are authorized to remove and dispose of it. Related definitions appear at ROH 15-2.2, the disposal fund is in ROH Chapter 29 Article 20, and state law HRS 290-11 overlays. Residents should not leave inoperative vehicles at the curb overnight.
Removal, impoundment, disposal fees, and potential citations under local and state law.
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