Property Maintenance in Kauai County, HI (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Kauai County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Kaua'i County declares structurally unsafe, fire-hazardous, or dilapidated buildings public nuisances under Building Code Section 116.1. The building official can order repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal, and an immediately dangerous structure must be vacated and secured within 48 hours under Section 116.3.
Kaua'i Dangerous Building Nuisance Abatement
Significant RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 12-2.2 (IBC §§ 116.1, 116.3, 116.4.1)
116.1 Conditions. ... All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life ... are, for the purpose of this Section, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in accorda...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), owners of vacant lots in R-4-or-higher residential zones must keep the property free of weeds, garbage, trash and waste under County Code Article 9. After a written complaint and inspection confirm a violation, the County Attorney gives the owner 60 days' notice to clean up before fines of $25 to $500 per day begin.
Vacant Lot Maintenance Rules, Kaua'i
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 22-9.3, 22-9.4, 22-9.5
The owner of vacant property shall at all times maintain the property free of weeds, garbage, trash and waste that contribute to nuisance or hazard to health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood. ... The owner of such property shall be given sixty (60) calendar days after receiving notice to complete the cutting and removal of said weeds, garbage, trash or waste as described in the notice. .....
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