KAILUA-KONA — A bill that would require counties to get abandoned vehicles off public roads is headed for a final vote in the state Legislature.
House Bill 2442 would impose tighter deadlines on counties working to remove abandoned vehicles, requiring the counties to remove all abandoned vehicles within 10 business days of being reported, as well as additional protocols for how the confiscated vehicles should be handled.
Hawaii statutes currently require counties only to take abandoned vehicles into custody to be “disposed of” without any time frame specified. An abandoned vehicle is defined as having been left unattended for more then 24 hours and unlawfully parked on public or private lands adjacent to a public road.
If passed by both Houses, the bill will head to Gov. David Ige’s desk.