Kauai County, HI Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- First-offense fine
- $50
- Repeat-offense fine
- $100 per violation
- Multi-day rule
- Each additional day is a separate offense
- Administering official
- County Director of Finance
- Scope
- County-owned property only
Summary
Kaua'i County Code § 16-10.7 lets the Director of Finance open County-owned EV charging stations to the public, and bars parking a gas vehicle in a marked EV space or a non-charging vehicle at a charger, with fines of $50 first offense and $100 for every repeat.
(a) The Director of Finance may designate County-owned electric vehicle charging stations as available for public use. Members of the public may use designated charging stations for electric vehicle use only in accordance with conditions for User Fees as set forth in Section 17-2, Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended. ... (d) The following shall apply to all County-owned property: (1) No person may park a non-electric vehicle in a parking space designed and marked as reserved for electric vehicles, unless otherwise directed on official County signage. (2) No person may park any public vehicle in a parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging system while not actively charging, unless otherwise directed on official County signage. (e) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a violation in accordance with Hawai'i Revised Statutes Section 701-107. Any person convicted after citation shall be fined $50 for the first violation and $100 for each subsequent violation. After the initial citation for a first violation, each additional day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Under § 16-10.7(a), designated County chargers are available to the public subject to user fees set under § 17-2 of the Code. The Section defines 'Actively Charging' as plugged in and drawing power, and cross-references § 8-31.1 for what counts as an 'electric vehicle' and an 'electric vehicle charging station'; a 'public vehicle' is any vehicle outside the County's own fleet. The Director of Finance may adopt implementing rules under HRS Chapter 91. On all County-owned property, § 16-10.7(d) bars two things: parking a non-electric vehicle in a space marked and designed for EVs, and parking any public vehicle in an EV-equipped space while it is not actively charging, unless official County signage says otherwise. This Section was added by Ordinance No. 1174 in 2025, the same ordinance that also amended the County Building and Civic Center parking rules in § 16-10.6 to exempt EVs using a charging station from the general parking-decal requirement there.
Violations & Fines
Section 16-10.7(e) makes a violation punishable as a violation under HRS § 701-107, with a $50 fine for a first citation and $100 for each subsequent citation; every additional day the vehicle stays in violation after the first citation counts as a separate offense, so fines compound quickly for a vehicle left in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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