HRS §290-13
Blocking car registration and license for unpaid abandoned vehicle fees
If you own an abandoned vehicle and owe fees for its towing, storage, or disposal, the county can stop you from registering or transferring that vehicle. The county will also tell the driver examiner, who may suspend or revoke your driver's license or block its renewal.
The statute, as written — Abandoned vehicles; prohibition on transfer; suspension, revocation, or prohibition of renewal of driver's license; notification
(a) The county director of finance shall deny issuance of a certificate of registration, in accordance with section 286-51, and prohibit completion of any transfer of ownership, in accordance with sections 286-52 and 286-52.5, of an abandoned vehicle whose registered owner has outstanding charges and fines relating to the disposition of the abandoned vehicle, including for costs related to towing, storage, processing, and disposal. (b) The county director of finance shall notify the appropriate county examiner of drivers of any registered owners of abandoned vehicles in the county who have outstanding charges and fines relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle. The county examiner of drivers shall then suspend, revoke, or prohibit the renewal of the registered owner's driver's license in accordance with sections 286-107 and 286-119.
Sections this one refers to
§286-107 How to renew your driver's license
§286-51 Renewing your vehicle registration and paying fees
§286-52 What to do when a vehicle's title changes hands
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