HCC §24-188
Removing cars that block traffic
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Police can move a car that is illegally stopped and blocking traffic, or ask the driver to move it. If the driver cannot or will not move it, or cannot be found, the car can be towed at the owner's or driver's cost. Unattended cars blocking bridges, causeways, or tunnels can also be towed to a safe place.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Removal of illegally stopped vehicle
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a motor vehicle in violation of section 24-187, the officer is authorized to move the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position where the vehicle will not obstruct traffic or off the primary lanes of vehicular travel. (b) Upon the inability of the officer to move the vehicle and after the driver or owner refuses or is unable to comply with the request to move the vehicle, or where the driver cannot be located in the immediate area, the officer may cause the vehicle to be towed away at the registered owner or driver's expense. (c) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where the stopped vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, the officer is authorized to provide for the removal of the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-189
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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