General Provisions

HRS div. 1, tit. 17, ch. 290, pt. III

in effect

HRS §290-41 Notice to police department

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]

HRS §290-42 Disposition of license plates

290-42. Disposition of license plates Whoever shall abandon a vehicle, or having attained custody of an abandoned vehicle, disposes of, or conveys it as junk shall remove and transmit any license plates on such vehicle to the county agency charged with carrying out the functions and requirements of this chapter. The county agency receiving the license plates shall provide for the destruction of the plates. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. [L 1973, c 147, §2]

HRS §290-45 Penalties

290-45. Penalties Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule adopted by the director of finance under authority of this chapter, for the violation of which no penalty is provided by law, shall be fined not less than $150 nor more than $500. [L 1982, c 91, §1; am L 1985, c 52, §2]

HRS §290-46 Abandoned vehicles; repeat offender; penalty

290-46. Abandoned vehicles; repeat offender; penalty A person who is the registered owner of a vehicle that was deemed abandoned or derelict pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine for each vehicle as follows: (1) For the third violation, a fine of $750; and (2) For a fourth or subsequent violation, a fine of $1,000. [L 2022, c 297, §2]

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0290/HRS_0290-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026