THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2671
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 290-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§290-1  Disposition by counties of certain abandoned vehicles.  (a)  The counties may cause vehicles that have been abandoned to be taken into custody and disposed of.  For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is defined to be abandoned by an ordinance of the county in which the vehicle is located.  In the absence of such an ordinance, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours and it is unlawfully parked on any public highway or other public property or private lands defined as a setback, shoulder, easement, or right of way that is adjacent to or part of a public highway.  The mayors of the several counties may designate an agency within their counties to carry out the functions and requirements of this section.  The term "agency" means any office, department, or other governmental unit of the county.

     (b)  The Hawaii public housing authority may cause vehicles that have been abandoned on any public housing property owned, managed, or administered by the Hawaii public housing authority to be taken into custody and disposed of.  For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours after a notice is conspicuously posted on the vehicle that the vehicle is subject to disposal pursuant to this subsection.

     (c)  At the request of the landowner, a county may cause vehicles to be taken into custody and disposed of that have been abandoned on roads for which dedication to the State or county is pending.  For purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is deemed abandoned if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours after a notice is conspicuously posted on the vehicle stating that the vehicle is subject to disposal pursuant to this subsection.

(d)  The Friends of Iolani Palace may cause vehicles that have been abandoned on Iolani Palace grounds to be taken into custody and disposed of.  For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended in a metered stall on Iolani Palace grounds for a continuous period of more than          hours after expiration of the parking meter for that stall."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Iolani Palace; Parking

Description:

Authorizes the Friends of Iolani Palace to cause vehicles that have been left unattended in a metered stall on Iolani Palace grounds for a continuous period of more than a certain amount of time after expiration of the parking meter to be taken into custody and disposed of.

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