Maui Cleaning Up Abandoned Cars

In Maui, approximately approximately 175 abandoned cars and trucks are being removed from a remote area over the next three weeks, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). 

Crews are using a front-end loader to both crush the cars and to load them onto flatbeds. “It’s the same trip the tow operators will make dozens of times until all of the vehicles are removed and transported to a salvage yard,” according to a DLNR press release. 

The clean-up effort is being done in coordination with the County of Maui, the Maui Police Department, a tow company, and personnel from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. 

“People have been abandoning vehicles in an area about ¼-mile off the pavement and it’s been happening for 6-7 years. We received multiple complaints from surrounding landowners. It’s going to take the better part of three weeks to get all the wrecks out of there,” said Ornellas in a department press release.   

Once the vehicles are removed, the plan is to restore the area and enforce violations of those who are dumping their vehicles.   Source