Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Kauai County, HI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Kauai County, Hawaii.

Verified from official government sources

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.

Sidewalk Repair

Kaua'i County Code § 24-1.1(b) lets the County force abutting property owners to build, maintain and repair the sidewalks and curbs fronting their own land, at the owner's own expense, under any other statute or ordinance now in force or later enacted. The clause sits inside Chapter 24's special-assessment financing scheme for public improvements, not a standalone repair mandate. On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), the actual repair order comes from whatever separate ordinance invokes this preserved authority.

Kaua'i County Abutting Owner Sidewalk Repair Duty

Some Restrictions

Kaua'i County Code § 24-1.1(b)

(b) Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the County from compelling abutting property owners at their own expense to construct, maintain and repair sidewalks and curbs in front of the abutting property under any other statute or ordinance, now existing or hereafter to be enacted.

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Encroachment Permits

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), private or commercial use of County real property, including public rights-of-way, requires a revocable permit under County Code Article 5 of Chapter 20. Permits normally go through competitive bidding, cost a nonrefundable one-hundred-dollar application fee, and can be revoked on thirty days' notice or less.

Kaua'i County Right-of-Way Use Permits

Significant Restrictions

Kaua'i County Code §§ 20-5.1, 20-5.3, 20-5.5

The purpose of this Article is to establish the policy for granting revocable permits for the use of County real property. Such revocable permits shall be granted pursuant to competitive bidding procedures, except as provided for hereunder. ... Unless the event is sponsored by the County of Kaua'i, each application for a revocable permit pursuant to this part shall be assessed a non-refundable ...

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