4/22/24 – DOZENS OF VEHICLES TO BE TOWED FROM KAHULUI HARBOR NEXT MONTH
Posted on Apr 22, 2024 in Boating & Ocean Recreations, Main, News Releases, slider| JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR |
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2024
DOZENS OF VEHICLES TO BE TOWED FROM KAHULUI HARBOR NEXT MONTH
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(KAHULUI, MAUI) – Fifty-four trucks and cars, many inoperable, will be towed from the state’s Kahului Harbor on May 6. A team from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement placed notices on each of the vehicles on Monday.
The notices warn owners that their car or truck is parked illegally in a state boating facility, which is a violation of one or more laws under Hawai‘i Administrative Rules. During yesterday’s posting, 27 people were also advised that the state and a contractor would be cleaning up the harbor on May 2 and 3.
Multiple community complaints have noted the accumulation of rubbish and personal items throughout the harbor’s open areas and parking lots. People living at the harbor are advised to pack up their personal belongings, and anything left behind will be hauled off.
Social services providers have been visiting the harbor daily for the past two months and 10 individuals accepted assistance and have moved into temporary or transitional housing.
DOBOR Administrator Ed Underwood said, “We recognize the plight houseless individuals face and the extraordinary high cost of living on Maui and across the state. However, our boating facilities are open to everyone and it is not appropriate for certain individuals to decide to set up living quarters and to literally trash out places that are owned by all the citizens of Hawai‘i. Currently the harbor area looks like an abandoned vehicle junk yard and we have an obligation to make sure it is clean for the many boaters, fishers, and recreationalists who utilize our facilities on a daily basis.
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RESOURCES
(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)
HD video – Kahului Harbor postings (April 22, 2024):
https://vimeo.com/938054141?share=copy
Photographs – Kahului Harbor postings (April 22, 2024):
Media Contact:
Dan Dennison
Communications Director