HRS §290-9
When a derelict vehicle can be sold as junk right away
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a derelict vehicle can be sold or disposed of as junk immediately, without following the usual notice and waiting rules in sections 290-2 and 290-5. It only applies to vehicles that are already considered derelict.
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The statute, as written — Disposition of derelict vehicle
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.
A derelict vehicle may be immediately disposed of or sold as junk without having to comply with the requirements of section 290-2 and 290-5.
Sections this one refers to
§290-2 How the county must tell you about a towed abandoned vehicle
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