The County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Section is initiating a short-term program starting in August that is designed to assist county residents with the disposal of unwanted vehicles.
The County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Section is initiating a short-term program starting in August that is designed to assist county residents with the disposal of unwanted vehicles.
This program, the department said in a press release, is to help registered vehicle owners dispose of vehicles legally and properly, in an effort to reduce the number of derelict and abandoned vehicles on public roadways.
A maximum of one vehicle per registered owner may be disposed of at no charge during this program’s time period of Wednesday to Oct. 31. Please note that each owner is responsible for the towing and removal costs from the vehicle’s location to the designated scrap metal recycler. The county will pay only the disposal costs directly to the county’s existing scrap metal contractors.
This program may be extended if allocated funds are available.
Applications for this program will be accepted from Aug. 1-31. Registered vehicle owners are encouraged to submit their applications early, due to a limited number of disposal appointments.
Please visit our website at https://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/automotive/ for the application, guidelines, and instructions. If you have any questions, please contact the Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Program at (808) 961-8552 or DEMAV@hawaiicounty.gov.
I don’t understand why cars are dumped on side of road in Hawaii of all places..no respect for the land?..here in san diego,population over 2 million,i don’t think I have seen a dumped car….why? anybody?
We are on a small island in the middle of the biggest body of water and everything needs to be either shipped in or shipped out. That being either scrap medal, cars and such or recycle stuff, there is no incentive because there’s no money for either or it’s way easier for the tourists to just park these cars along side the road and go home.
Stay in San Diego Paul it will be easier to understand.
I doubt this is a tourist situation….This plan won’t work. The County needs to do a sweep. Yes it would be costly, but owners of abandoned vehicles are not going to hire towing to dispose of their vehicles. If they cared in the first place the vehicles wouldn’t be “abandoned”. Haina Camp area is loaded with them…..
Trolled you with the tourist thing it called “sarcasm” Sorry Susie but the state and county are BROKE. The Chinese are no longer buying our scrap, recyclables or the eucalyptus tree growing on the Hamakua coast. Your right Susie “if people cared” but sad to say, alot of them just don’t (care). Stop voting the same people back into office, every vote cycle and expect a different result. The state & county both have fixed payments and as best I can tell its any where from 60 to 75% of the budget, they only have 30% discretionary money to do all you want done and help the poor and homeless.
Absolutely agree with you. The County or State shouldn’t have to endure the cost of irresponsible people. People don’t understand that living on an island causes increased costs which many times prevent solutions that exist in other countries.
As Pogo said on earth day 1971 “We have met the enemy and he is us”. Walt Kelly
No you do not understand, why junk up a beautiful island with rusty cars and litter and make the rest of us look at your crap. In Europe every thing is recycled and cars are completely dismantled. You might travel a little bit and learn something
No, I do understand and I don’t want my Island junked up and you will never be looking at any of my junker cars. You only mention Europe countrys as example, have you not traveled to south America, Africa, some of the Caribbean islands…. Get away from the tourist traps, it an eye opener. You must be racist Donny.
On the main land there are scrap yards that will pay about $20.00 for the car or truck. And if you leave it on the side of the road it is a heavy fine for about $500.00 or jail time
Nice thought but this is Hawaii Noone is going to pay anything for a junker because they know they’ll get it for free some day, don’t care how long the wait . People that own the junkers can’t pay a 100 dollar fine yet a 500 one Courts don’t have time and police won’t arrest them so we have this complicit complacent environment. I say hire 2 people for 50k a year 1 east side 1 west they investigate ownership and have the buggers arrested and assigned to road crews to clean up the state. Pay for the program in a year easy .
Because on the main land they take no crap. They are fined or go to jail and serve out their jail time at $3.00 a day and have to clean up sides of freeways dressed in orange jump suits.
All cars that are registered have Vin numbers on file the police could locate 80% of the violators from this.They think just removing license plates makes them invisible, problem is police always say they are to busy with more important issues that’s why one junker turns into a thousand junkers.. Find them, ticket them, throw them in clean up programs wearing orange they’ll change. Towns need to enforce rules too and so does HHL they have at least 5 junks per lot there…
Somebody gets $12.00 per registration per year. It’s about time they use the money that is allocated for junk cars and actually use it for the purpose intended.