Kauaʻi · County of Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi
The island's six planning districts, as the state's development plan area layer draws them. The Kauaʻi County Council has seven members elected at-large, for two-year terms (County Charter §§ 3.02, 3.03).
Boundaries: Development Plan Areas, State of Hawaiʻi GIS, digitized from paper copies of the community plan maps; lines are approximate. A locator map, not for measurement.
The County of Kauaʻi also includes Niʻihau. The state's development plan area layer draws no area on Niʻihau, so it has no page here. Source: Legislative Reference Bureau, County of Kauaʻi guide (“consists of the islands of Kauai and Niihau”).
The 6 planning districts
| Planning district | ZIP codes it overlaps |
|---|---|
| North Shore | 96714, 96722, 96754 |
| Kapaʻa-Wailua | 96703, 96746, 96751, 96766 |
| Līhuʻe | 96766 |
| Kōloa-Poʻipū | 96741, 96756, 96765 |
| Hanapēpē-ʻEleʻele | 96705, 96716, 96741, 96747, 96769 |
| Waimea-Kekaha | 96752, 96769, 96796 |
Areas: the state GIS layer Development Plan Areas, which its own description says was digitized from paper copies of the community plan maps; its lines are approximate. The layer prints names in capitals without ʻokina or kahakō. Līhuʻe, Kapaʻa, Wailua, Kōloa, Poʻipū, Hanapēpē, ʻEleʻele, Waimea and Kekaha are spelled as the state's Place Names layer prints each populated place. ZIP codes: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that overlap each area.
Planning commission agendas
Kauaʻi Planning Commission (hearing notice), Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 ahead
9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter · Lihu’e Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B, · the notice as published
- ZA-2025-7. Request: Amendment to the West Kauai Community Plan (WKCP), Waimea Town Walkable Mixed Use District Map (SPA-L) from T4 Village Neighborhood Flex – West Kaua’i “T4VN/F-WK” to T4 Village Center Flex – West Kaua’i “T4VC/F-WK” designation. Location: Waimea, Kaua’i. Located immediately west and adjacent to the Waimea Hawaiian Church, situated along the makai side of Kaumuali’i Highway in Waimea Town, approximately 80 feet east of the Moana Road/Kaumuali’i Highway intersection, further identified as 1-9814 Kaumuali’i Highway containing a total area of 6,799 square feet. Tax Map Key: (4) 1-6-007:029 In Waimea-Kekaha.
- Z-IV-2027-2, PDU-2027-1, V-2027-1. CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT (Z-IV-2027-2), PROJECT DEVELOPMENT USE PERMIT (PDU-2027-1) to allow construction of an affordable residential housing project containing sixty (60) multi-family units, community building, and associated site improvements, and VARIANCE PERMIT (V-2027-1) to deviate from Section 8-10.2 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) relating to lands that qualify for a Project Development, involving a parcel situated along the makai side of the Kaumualii Highway in Puhi, situated immediately west of its intersection with Nani Street, further identified as Tax Map Key: (4) 3-3-004:020 and containing a total area of 2.5169 acres. In Līhuʻe.
Kauaʻi Planning Commission (hearing notice), Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 held
9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter · Lihu’e Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B, · the notice as published
- SMA(U)-2027-1, Z-IV-2027-1, U-2027-1. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2027-1), CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT (Z-IV-2027-1), and USE PERMIT (U-2027-1) involving the construction of a single-family residence, guest house, garage, and associated site improvements on a parcel located on the makai side of Kaumualii Highway in Kekaha, situated approximately 500 feet west of its intersection with Mamo Road, further identified as Tax Map Key: (4)1-3-005:53, and containing a total area of 1.681 acres.
- ZA-2027-1. A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance reinstating the Additional Rental Unit program. The program will allow the construction of Additional Rental Units throughout the County’s Residential Zoning Districts.
- ZA-2027-2. A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance’s civil fines for zoning violations.
- ZA-2027-3. A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to regulate third party hosting platforms for the vacation rentals and transient accommodations.
- Matter. A bill for a State Land Use District Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural District (AG) to the Urban District (U) involving approximately 14.9 acres located on the makai side of the Halewili Road/’Iluna Street intersection in Wahiawa, further identified as Tax Map Key (4) 2-1-001:003. In Hanapēpē-ʻEleʻele.
- ZA-2027-4. A bill for an ordinance amending Zoning Map ZM-200 (Hanapepe) to rezone approximately 14.9 acres from the Agriculture District (A) to the Residential District (R-10) involving a parcel located on the makai side of the Halewili Road/’Iluna Street intersection in Wahiawa, identified as Tax Map Key (4) 2-1-001:003. In Hanapēpē-ʻEleʻele.
- ZA-2027-5. A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article 3, Kaua’i County Code (1987), as amended, relating to the West Kaua’i Community Plan. The proposal amends Zoning Map ZM-H-200 Special Planning Area “N,” also known as the “‘Ele’ele Port Allen Walkable Mixed Use District” involving a portion of a parcel further identified as Tax Map Key: (4) 2-1-001:003. In Hanapēpē-ʻEleʻele.
Kauaʻi Planning Commission (hearing notice), Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 held
9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter · Lihu’e Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B, · the notice as published
- Z-IV-2026-17, PDU-2026-13, V-2026-4. CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT (Z-IV-2026-17), PROJECT DEVELOPMENT USE PERMIT (PDU-2026-13) to allow construction of an affordable housing project containing eight (8) single-family residences and associated site improvements, and VARIANCE PERMIT (V-2026-4) to deviate from Section 8-10.2 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) relating to lands that qualify for a Project Development, involving a parcel situated along the mauka side of the Koloa Road, approximately 450 feet east of the Koloa Road/Horita Road intersection in Lawai, further identified as 4049 Koloa Road, Tax Map Key: (4) 2-5-010:034 and containing a total area of 1.097 acres. In Kōloa-Poʻipū.
- ZA-2026-8. A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish apiaries as a permitted use within the County Residential and other zoning districts, as well as introduce new definitions in Section 8-1.5 of the CZO to recognize this activity.
Kauaʻi Planning Commission (hearing notice), Tuesday, July 14, 2026 held
9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter · Lihu’e Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B, · the notice as published
- SMA(U)-2026-6. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2026-6) for a development involving the construction of two (2) single-family residences on a parcel located on the makai side of Kuhio Highway in Wainiha, at its intersection with Mikala Place, further identified as 5-7196 Kuhio Highway, Tax Map Key: 5-8-008:009, and containing a total area of 15,588 square feet.
- Z-IV-2026-15, U-2026-12. CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT (Z-IV-2026-15), and USE PERMIT (U-2026-12) to allow construction and installation of a new wireless telecommunication facility within the Kaua’i Village Shopping Center parcel situated along the mauka side of Kaumualii Highway in Waipouli, further identified as 4-831 Kuhio Highway, Tax Map Key: (4) 4-3-008:013, and containing a total area of 4.8944 acres. In Kapaʻa-Wailua.
- Z-IV-2026-16. CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT Z-IV-2026-16 to allow the construction of a 2-story office building, 8,000 square feet warehouse and associated site improvements on Lot 5 of the Kukui Grove Village West Subdivision in Lihue, involving a parcel situated on the makai side of Kaumualii Highway, further identified as 4481 Pahee Street, Tax Map Key: (4) 3-3-010:005 and containing a total area of 1.0272 acres. In Līhuʻe.
- ZA-2026-7. Request: Amendment to the West Kauai Community Plan (WKCP), Waimea Town Walkable Mixed Use District Map (SPA-L) from T4 Village Neighborhood Flex – West Kaua’i “T4VN/F-WK” to T4 Village Center Flex – West Kaua’i “T4VC/F-WK” designation. Location: Waimea, Kaua’i. Located immediately west and adjacent to the Waimea Hawaiian Church, situated along the makai side of Kaumuali’i Highway in Waimea Town, approximately 80 feet east of the Moana Road/Kaumuali’i Highway intersection, further identified as 1-9814 Kaumuali’i Highway containing a total area of 6,799 square feet. Tax Map Key: (4) 1-6-007:029 In Waimea-Kekaha.
From Legal notices of the County of Kauaʻi Planning Commission, as published in The Garden Island, read Sept. 20, 2026 from the paper's classifieds site, in the county's words. Where a notice was republished, the latest posting is shown. Contact details are not carried.
Kauaʻi Planning Commission and its Subdivision Committee, Aug. 11, 2026
The agenda9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter (Planning Commission) · Līhuʻe Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B, 4444 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
S-2026-13 · Richard A. Littlestone, Jr. / Toni S. Uchima
Proposed 2-Lot Subdivision TMK: (4) 2-4-001: 044. Kalāheo, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kōloa-Poʻipū.
S-2026-15 · Kiahuna Phase III-A & III-B / County of Kauaʻi
Proposed 2-Lot Subdivision TMK: (4) 2-8-014: 018. Kōloa, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kōloa-Poʻipū.
S-2027-1 · Grove Farm Company, Inc./ State of Hawaiʻi – Agribusiness Development Corporation
Proposed 2-Lot Consolidation and Re-Subdivision into 3-Lots TMKs: (4) 3-8-018: 001 and 009. Hanamāʻulu, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Līhuʻe.
S-2025-4 · Poʻipū Kai Association / County of Kauaʻi
Proposed 2-Lot Subdivision TMK: (4) 2-8-027: 022. Weliweli, Kōloa, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kōloa-Poʻipū.
S-2025-5 · State of Hawaiʻi – Department of Hawaiian Homelands
Proposed 2-Lot Subdivision TMK: (4) 4-8-018: 009. Anahola, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kapaʻa-Wailua.
S-2025-6 · Niu Pia Land Company, Ltd.
Proposed 2-Lot Consolidation TMKs: (4) 3-6-003: 017 and 061. Kalapakī, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Līhuʻe.
S-2025-7 · Tink Tank, LLC.
Proposed 2-Lot Boundary Adjustment TMKs: (4) 2-1-003: 016 and 031. Eleʻele, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Hanapēpē-ʻEleʻele.
S-2025-2 · Kukuiʻula Parcel Q Subdivision; Makai Kōloa, LLC. Et Al.
Proposed 3-Lot Consolidation and Re-Subdivision into 20 lots TMKs: (4) 2-6-014: 041 and 046 / 2-6-015: 005. Kōloa, Kauaʻi.
Subdivision Committee, G. New Business (For Action); Planning Commission, F.1 Subdivision Committee Report. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kōloa-Poʻipū.
Z-IV-2026-17, PDU-2026-13, V-2026-4 · KAUAI HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT (Z-IV-2026-17), PROJECT DEVELOPMENT USE PERMIT (PDU-2026-13) to allow construction of an affordable housing project containing eight (8) single-family residences and associated site improvements, and VARIANCE PERMIT (V-2026-4) to deviate from Section 8-10.2 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) relating to lands that qualify for a Project Development, involving a parcel situated along the mauka side of the Koloa Road, approximately 450 feet east of the Koloa Road/Horita Road intersection in Lawai, further identified as 4049 Koloa Road, Tax Map Key: (4) 2-5-010:034 and containing a total area of 1.097 acres = KAUAI HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. [Director’s Report Received, 07/28/2026.]
Planning Commission, G.2 New Agency Hearing; Planning Commission, L. New Business (For Action). Placed by the tax map key it prints: Kōloa-Poʻipū.
ZA-2026-7 · KAMASHITA INVESTMENTS, LLC.
Amendment to the West Kauai Community Plan (WKCP), Waimea Town Walkable Mixed Use District Map (SPA-L) from T4 Village Neighborhood Flex – West Kauaʻi “T4VN/F-WK” to T4 Village Center Flex – West Kauaʻi “T4VC/F-WK” designation, Located immediately west and adjacent to the Waimea Hawaiian Church, situated along the makai side of Kaumualiʻi Highway in Waimea Town, approximately 80 feet east of the Moana Road/Kaumualiʻi Highway intersection, further identified as 1-9814 Kaumualiʻi Highway containing a total area of 6,799 square feet, TMK: (4) 1-6-007:029 Waimea, Kauaʻi = KAMASHITA INVESTMENTS, LLC. [Hearing Postponed, 7/14/2026.] Hearing postponed to September 8, 2026, to allow the Applicant’s compliance with KCC §8-3.1(f)(4).
Planning Commission, G.4 New Public Hearing. Placed by the tax map key it prints: Waimea-Kekaha.
ZA-2026-3 · KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL
A bill (2973) for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of the Kauaʻi County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to further clarify the definition of “Family” and “Dwelling Unit” = KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL. [Director’s Report Received, Deferred, 03/10/2026; Deferred, 05/26/2026].
Planning Commission, G.3 Continued Public Hearing. No tax map key: on no area page.
ZA-2026-4 · KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL
A bill (2979) for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of the Kauaʻi County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to introduce new definitions for “Employee Dormitory” and “Group Housing Dormitory” = KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL. [Director’s Report Received, Deferred, 03/10/2026; Deferred, 05/26/2026].
Planning Commission, G.3 Continued Public Hearing. No tax map key: on no area page.
ZA-2026-5 · KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL
A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kauaʻi County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to introduce a new article to the CZO to administer condominium property regime (CPR) proposals to require public accessways = KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL. [Director’s Report Received, Deferred, 5/12/2026.]
Planning Commission, G.3 Continued Public Hearing. No tax map key: on no area page.
ZA-2026-8 · KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL
A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kauaʻi County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish apiaries as a permitted use within the County Residential and other zoning districts, as well as introduce new definitions in Section 8-1.5 of the CZO to recognize this activity = KAUAI COUNTY COUNCIL.
Planning Commission, G.4 New Public Hearing. No tax map key: on no area page.
Item I.1, a petition to revoke a named person's nonconforming use certificate and special permit (an enforcement matter), is not carried: the Ledger does not publish allegations against a named person from an agenda. The executive session items repeat the subdivision applications above.
The agenda PDF on the county's Granicus archive is a scan with no text layer. It was read by OCR (tesseract) and every item carried here was then checked by eye against the page images, which also restored the kahakō and ʻokina the OCR dropped. Wording is the county's; an item is placed in a planning district only by a tax map key it prints (tools/region_tmk_areas.py). Read Sept. 19, 2026. Members as the agenda prints them: Gerald Ako, Chair; Helen Cox, Vice Chair; Dan Giovanni; Kuuleialoha Santos; Glenda Nogami Streufert (the Planning Commission's letterhead); Kaaina S. Hull, Clerk of Commission.
Before state boards
All state boardsFrom state board agendas the Ledger has read, in the agencies' words. An item is placed in a planning district only by a tax map key it prints.
Kauaʻi County Council, its committees and the Planning Commission: meetings on record
Ahead
On record
From the county's meeting archive (Granicus), read Sept. 20, 2026: meetings with an agenda and a recording, newest first; body names and dates as the archive prints them. Meetings ahead come from the archive page's own upcoming list. Agendas read into items so far are above. The county's own website refuses scripts; County of Kauaʻi.
Who holds county office
Mayor
| Jurisdiction | Incumbent | Next election |
|---|---|---|
| County of Kauai | Derek S.K. Kawakami | 2026 |
4 year term beginning noon on first working day of December following election. Maximum of 2 consecutive full terms.
Councilmembers
| Jurisdiction | Incumbent | Next election |
|---|---|---|
| County of Kauai | Addison Bulosan | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | Felicia Cowden | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | Fern A. Holland | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | Arryl J. Kaneshiro | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | KipuKai Kualii | 2026 |
| County of Kauai | Mel Rapozo | 2026 |
2 year term beginning noon on first working day of December following election. Maximum of 4 consecutive two-year terms.
From the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Elections' Elected Officials page, read Sept. 19, 2026, names and terms as the office prints them. Other county pages and agendas print some names differently; each page prints its own source's form.