ROH §13-19.7
Getting your impounded property back before it's sold
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If the city impounds your personal property, you can take it back before it is sold or thrown away. You must prove you own it or are entitled to it, and pay all unpaid rent, debts, charges, and the city's costs for handling, storing, appraising, advertising, and other disposal expenses.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Repossession
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The owner or any other person entitled to the impounded personal property may repossess the property before its disposal upon submitting satisfactory proof of ownership or entitlement and payment of all unpaid rent, debts, and charges owing and all handling, storage, appraisal, advertising, and other expenses incurred by the city in connection with the proposed disposal of the impounded property.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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