NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Kaua’i County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, and Meeting Room 106, Historic County Building, Lihu’e, on the following:
Bill No. 2993
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. B-2025-905,
AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY OF KAUA’I, STATE OF HAWAI’I, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (General Liability and Auto Claims, and Health Fund Contribution – $1,445,000.00)
This Bill proposes to provide funding for general liability and automobile claims resolved by the Office of the County Attorney and to provide additional funding for the Health Fund Contribution accounts of the Office of the County Attorney and the Planning Department.
Bill No. 2994
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR BARGAINING UNIT 11 BETWEEN
JULY 1, 2025 AND JUNE 30, 2029
This Bill proposes to approve the cost items in the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Hawai’i Fire Fighters Association (HFFA) Bargaining Unit 11 for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029, based on an arbitrated award and in accordance with the procedures contained in Hawai’i Revised Statutes (HRS) Section 89-11 and Kaua’i County Charter Section 19.13B.
Bill No. 2995
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUA’I COUNTY
CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (Long-Term Affordable Rental Requirements)
This Bill proposes to amend Section 5A-11A.1, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, to add qualifying requirements of a property to be classified as a
Long-Term Affordable Rental. The Bill clarifies: “A qualifying tenant shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older and shall reside at the dwelling subject to the written lease agreement as his or her primary residence.” The Bill also adds language about evidence and actions to be considered by the Director of Finance, and states: “If, during the course of any tax year, the Long-Term Affordable Rental classification is revoked, the tax classification shall be reclassified and reassessed, taxes for those years shall be recalculated, and the cap reset, at the same time the Long-Term Affordable Rental classification is disallowed.”
Bill No. 2996
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 1,
KAUA’I COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND RELATED FEES
This Bill proposes to establish the fees related to road test applications in the County’s Division of Motor Vehicles and to provide the narrow circumstances under which such fees may be refundable to the applicant.
Any person may testify at the public hearing, and at any Council
and Committee Meeting (at which time any Bill may be amended).
Meeting notices and full-text Bills are available at least six (6) days in
advance at the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division and kauai.gov/Government/Council/Webcast-Meetings. Written testimony may be submitted via counciltestimony@kauai.gov, mail, or fax. For further information, please call (808) 241-4188.
CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
I hereby certify that the Kaua’i County Council passed on first reading and ordered to print Bill No. 2993, Bill No. 2994, Bill No. 2995, and Bill No. 2996 during the April 22, 2026 Council Meeting, by the following vote:
AYES: Bulosan, Carvalho, Cowden, Holland, Kaneshiro, Kuali’i,
Rapozo TOTAL – 7,
NOES: None TOTAL – 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0.
Lihu’e, Hawai’i /s/ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
April 22, 2026 County Clerk, County of Kaua’i
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(TGI1526619 4/30/26)
