KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Kona residents are being warned about a possible parking violation scam at the top of Napoʻopoʻo Road near the Hawaiʻi Belt Road intersection, Hawaiʻi Island Police said.
Officials have received multiple reports of a parking enforcement device known as “The Barnacle” being placed on the windshields of parked vehicles on the road.
The device says the driver must call or visit a website in order to pay a fine to receive a code to remove the device from the windshield, but police say this is a scam.
Those who have fallen victim to the scam or have any information on it are urged to contact Community Policing Officer John Harvey at (808) 326-4646, ext. 258.