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Business Licensing & Operations in Kauai County, HI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Kauai County, Hawaii.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kauai County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Secondhand Dealers

Kaua'i County requires anyone buying or selling scrap metal to hold a $10 annual license under Chapter 23, Article 2. Dealers must log every purchase, verify minors' sources, and alert the Chief of Police about suspected stolen scrap or before shipping metal off-island.

Kaua'i County scrap metal dealer license rule

Some Restrictions

Kaua'i County Code Sections 23-2.2 to 23-2.6

Scrap metal dealers shall pay an annual fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for a license to buy and sell scrap metal. ... That the scrap metal dealer will not receive or purchase any scrap metal from any minor, unless the minor can verify the source from which he or she has obtained the scrap. ... That the scrap metal dealer will forthwith notify the Chief of Police of any offer made by any person to ...

Towing Companies

Kaua'i County Code § 16-9.12 lets police officers and Chief of Police designees order a vehicle towed and stored by a commercial towing service whenever it creates a traffic hazard, blocks a fire hydrant or obstructs emergency vehicles, and it caps what the towing contractor can collect from the owner.

Non-Consent Towing Rules in Kaua'i County

Some Restrictions

Kaua'i County Code § 16-9.12

(a) Any police officer or other County employee designated by the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to remove, tow away and store, or have removed, towed away and stored by any commercial towing service, any vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of an...

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