Public Conduct in Kauai County, HI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Kauai County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Kaua'i County Code Section 22-21.2 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate within the parking lots and grounds adjacent to the Historic County Building, County Annex and Lihu'e Civic Center unless a portable toilet or restroom is used. A physician-verified medical condition is the only exception, and a violation is a petty misdemeanor.
Kaua'i bans public urination at civic center
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code Sections 22-21.2, 22-21.3
No person shall urinate or defecate within the boundaries of the parking lots and grounds adjacent to the Historic County Building, County Annex and Līhu'e Civic Center unless in a portable toilet or restroom. This Section shall not apply where the person failed to use a restroom or portable toilet because of a medical condition verified by a licensed physician. ... Any person convicted of viol...
Skateboarding Rules
Kaua'i County Code § 16-16.6 bans riding coasters, roller skates, skateboards or similar play devices on any roadway countywide, and adds a sidewalk ban limited to sidewalks inside a business district.
Skateboard and Play Vehicle Ban on Kaua'i
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 16-16.6
It shall be unlawful for persons to ride any coasters, roller skates, skateboards, or other similar devices on any roadway or on any sidewalk in a business district.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), County Code Article 8 bans smoking in most enclosed public places and in Parks and Recreation Division facilities, unless the Department posts signs allowing it with Fire Chief approval. County parks themselves are expressly excluded from that recreation-facility ban. Violators face a $50-per-day fine, and separate open-air restaurant patios can still permit smoking.
Outdoor Public Smoking Rules, Kaua'i
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 22-8.2(m), 22-8.5
Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 22, Article 8, smoking shall be prohibited in the following places within the County of Kaua'i: ... (m) All areas within recreation areas or facilities under the maintenance of the Department of Public Works' Division of Parks and Recreation, except such areas within each area or facility as the Department may, with the approval of the Fire Chief as to fa...
Public Alcohol Use
Kaua'i County bans drinking or carrying an open container of intoxicating liquor in the parking lots and grounds around the Historic County Building, County Annex and Lihu'e Civic Center. Kaua'i County Code § 22-20.2 covers both consuming liquor there and simply possessing an opened bottle or can, punishable as a petty misdemeanor.
Open Container Rules Near Kaua'i Civic Center
Significant RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 22-20.2
(a) No person shall consume intoxicating liquor while within the boundaries of parking lots and grounds adjacent to the Historic County Building, County Annex and Līhu'e Civic Center. (b) No person shall possess, while within the boundaries of the parking lots and grounds adjacent to the Historic County Building, County Annex and Līhu'e Civic Center, any bottle, can or other receptacle containi...
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