HRS §290-21
Repair shops can sell or dispose of abandoned vehicles
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a motor vehicle repair business sell or get rid of a vehicle that someone left on its property. It only covers vehicles abandoned at the repair shop. The business or its authorized representative can do this under the rules in this part.
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The statute, as written — Disposition of vehicles by persons in motor [vehicle] repair business
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
When any person abandons a motor vehicle upon the premises of a motor vehicle repair business, the owner of the business or the owner's authorized representative may sell or dispose of the vehicle in accord with this part.
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