HCC §24-236
Parking rules and towing for unauthorized vehicles
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says you can only park in marked spots. If you park where it's not allowed, your car can be towed and you must pay the cost. Certain county workers and police can enforce these rules. You also need a permit for special parking areas and cannot share it without written permission.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Parking in prohibited areas; towing vehicles; permit
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.
required. (a) Parking shall be permitted only in areas marked and specified for parking. Automobiles parked in prohibited areas shall be towed away at the expense of the owner. The County employees or designated independent contractors who have been authorized under section 24-202.3 and police officers shall be authorized to enforce this section. (b) No person without a proper parking permit shall park in either a reserved, theater parking space, or multi-level parking structure and no permittee, without written consent of the department of public works, shall let or assign to any person the permittee’s reserved parking permit or privilege in a theater, or multi-level parking structure parking space.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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