Why are there so many abandoned cars on Kauai?

In a fluid, gig economy, in which jobs are often many miles from where low-wage workers can afford to live, the beaters end up as vehicular jetsam. Their owners don't earn enough to even tow them to the junkyard in Puhi, so they treat them like any other disposable.



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Abandoned Vehicle Removal Procedures: A Police Officer locates the vehicle and attaches a notice advising the owner to remove the vehicle within 24-hours. If the vehicle is moved on to private property or beyond a radius of one mile from its original location, within 24-hours, no further action is taken.

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This road is called Highway 340, but keeps its name of Kahekili Highway. It is this 13 km stretch that is known to be dangerous.

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In a harsh climate like Hawaii, UV/IR degradation of vehicle materials happens a lot faster than it does in other parts of the world. You can slow down this damage massively, by applying Ceramic Coatings, as soon as you take possession of the vehicle.

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Who owns Kauai? After the State of Hawaii, who owns over 155,000 acres on Kauai, the Robinson Family is the second-largest landowner at over 55,000 acres (excluding their Niihau acres), and then Grove Farm is the third-largest landowner at over 30,000 acres.

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LIHU'E — Car thefts are on the rise on Kaua'i, with police reporting Wednesday that 64 vehicles have been stolen this year, compared to 31 stolen in all of 2021.

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Some people don't have the money for towing or a repair shop at their disposal at any given time. So they leave it out of lack of options. Some people figure it'll cost more than it's worth and abandon it where it sits. Around here if it's on the side of the road the police will have it towed after a day or two.

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