#abandoned

Fifty-four trucks and cars, many inoperable, will be towed from the state’s Kahului Harbor on May 6, state officials announced. A team from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, and officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement placed notices on each of the vehicles on Monday. The notices warn owners that their car or truck is parked illegally in a state boating facility, which is a violation of one or more laws under Hawai‘i Administrative Rules. During yesterday’s posting, 27 people were also advised that the state and a contractor would be cleaning up the harbor on May 2 and 3.

An abandoned vehicle bill passed out of conference committee, requiring, rather than requesting that counties remove abandoned vehicles within 10 days.

EPA’s Brownfields Program expands the ability of communities to recycle vacant & abandoned properties for new, productive reuses, using existing infrastructure.

Popular Junk Vehicles Program On-Hold, More Funds Needed: Additional funding is being requested and the program is expected to be reinstated once funding is approved.

Fire crews from Kula, Kahului, and Wailuku responded to a rash of fires involving vehicles believed to have been abandoned.during the early morning hours on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016.