ROH §15-13.15
No parking dangerous vehicles near schools
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This rule bans parking a car in a school zone if it has sharp broken parts, broken windows, or unlocked doors that could let someone inside. Police can ticket the car and have it towed. Violators pay a fine.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Prohibition on parking a dangerous motor vehicle near preschool, kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, middle secondary, or high school
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.
(a) No motor vehicle shall be parked on any public roadway at anytime in a school zone of any public or private preschool, kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, middle secondary, or high school when:
(1) Any exterior part of the motor vehicle is broken, exposed, or protruding that is sharp, pointed, or jagged; or
(2) Any windshield or window of the motor vehicle is broken or shattered; or
(3) Any door is opened or unlocked, or any window opened that would permit access to the interior of the vehicle having broken or damaged parts that are sharp, pointed, or jagged.
School. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 712-1249.6.
School Zone. Has the same meaning as defined in § 15-2.21 .
A person who violates this subsection shall be fined at least $100, but not more than $500.
(b) When a police officer determines that a motor vehicle is parked in violation of subsection (a), the police officer may issue a summons or citation to the motor vehicle and immediately notify the department of customer services.
Upon receipt of the notice from the police, the department of customer services shall remove the cited motor vehicle or cause it to be removed as soon as possible, but within 24 hours of receipt of the notice. If, however, the department of customer services for some reason cannot remove or cause the removal of the motor vehicle within the 24-hour period, the department of customer services shall remove it as soon as possible thereafter.
(c) Section 15-13.9(b), (c), and (d) shall apply when a motor vehicle is removed in accordance with this section.
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