HRS §290-3
Selling an unclaimed vehicle at public auction
If a vehicle is not repossessed in time, it can be sold at a public auction after a newspaper ad. The auction must wait at least five days after the ad. If no one bids, the vehicle can be sold privately, as junk, or given to a government agency.
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The statute, as written — Public auction
If the vehicle is not repossessed within the time limits provided in section 290-2, the vehicle may be disposed of by public auction, through oral tenders, or by sealed bids, after public advertisement has been made once in a newspaper of general circulation; provided that the public auction shall not be held less than five days after the publication has been made. Where no bid is received, the vehicle may be either sold by negotiation, disposed of or sold as junk, or donated to any governmental agency.
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§290-2 How the county must tell you about a towed abandoned vehicle
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