HRS §507-73
Towing a Stored Vehicle or Boat After 60 Days of Default
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you store a car or boat in a leased space and are 60 or more days behind on payments, the owner can treat it as abandoned and have it towed at your expense. The owner must give you at least 15 days' notice by mail and email before towing.
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The statute, as written — Occupant in default; motor vehicle or boat removal
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.
If an occupant is in default for sixty or more days and the personal property stored in the leased space is a motor vehicle or boat, the motor vehicle or boat shall be deemed to be left unattended on private property without authorization of the owner of the property and may be towed away, at the expense of the owner of the motor vehicle or boat; provided that for purposes of this section, a vehicle may be towed pursuant to section 290-11; provided further that a towing company engaged pursuant to this section shall be a towing company registered in Hawaii. At least fifteen days prior to having the motor vehicle or boat towed, the owner shall provide notice to the occupant, stating the name, address, and contact information of the towing company, by certified mail at the occupant's last known postal address and by electronic mail at the occupant's last known electronic mail address. For purposes of applying section 290-11 to this section, the term "vehicle" shall be deemed to correspond to the terms "motor vehicle" and "boat".
Sections this one refers to
§290-11 Rules for towing and selling abandoned vehicles
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