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, August 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, Historic County Building, Lihu’e, on the following:
Bill No. 2961
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 AND CHAPTER 10, KAUA’I COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PLANTATION CAMP DISTRICT WILDFIRE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2025-11)
This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 8 and Chapter 10, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) and the West Kaua’i Community Plan Implementing Ordinance. This proposal includes amendments to Chapter 8, Article 8A, for the Plantation Camp District (PC), and Chapter 10, Article 3, to incorporate provisions addressing wildland urban interface (WUI) wildfire hazards. The implementation of the Plantation Camp Wildland Urban Interface regulations within Special Planning Areas O, P, and Q will provide a comprehensive framework for addressing wildfire hazards in these areas.
Bill No. 2962
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 IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE (2020) (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2025-4) (Numila – West Kaua’i Community Plan Amendment)
This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 10, Article 3, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended (Kaua’i County Code), relating to the West Kaua’i Community Plan (WKCP). The proposal amends Article 10-3 of the Kauai County Code relating to text and mapping requirements to establish a Special Planning Area P, which shall be referred to as the “Numila Plantation Camp Walkable Mixed-Use District,” and be designated as “SPA-P” as shown on Zoning Maps ZM-NC-100 (Numila Camp) involving a portion of a property further identified as Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcel (4) 2-2-001:001. The proposal also amends the West Kaua’i Regional Map to reflect land use designation updates from “Agriculture” (AG) to “Plantation Camp” (PC) within the SPA-P boundaries.
Bill No. 2963
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING “KAUA’I KAKOU – KAUA’I COUNTY GENERAL PLAN” (2018) RELATING TO A PARCEL LOCATED IN WAHIAWA, KAUA’I (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (GPA-2025-2) (Numila – General Plan Amendment)
This Bill proposes to update the booklet entitled “Kaua’i Kakou – Kaua’i County General Plan” (2018) (incorporated by reference in Chapter 7, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended) (The General Plan for the County of Kaua’i) as shown in the exhibits attached to Bill No. 2963. The subject property, referred to as “Numila Camp,” is located adjacent to the Kaua’i Coffee Visitor Center and the Numila Sugar Mill, situated along the makai side of Halewili Road.
Bill No. 2964
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE
DISTRICT BOUNDARY RELATING TO A PARCEL LOCATED IN WAHIAWA, KAUA’I (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (A-2025-2) (Numila – State Land Use Amendment)
This Bill proposes to update approximately 14.9 acres of the State Land Use District boundary and designation of Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcel (4) 2-2-001:001 from Agricultural (AG) to Urban (U).
Bill No. 2965
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 IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE (2020) (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2025-6) (Ka’awanui – West Kaua’i Community Plan Amendment)
This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 10, Article 3, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended (Kaua’i County Code), relating to the West Kaua’i Community Plan (WKCP). The proposal amends Article 10-3 of the Kaua’i County Code relating to text and mapping requirements to establish a Special Planning Area “Q,” which shall be referred to as the “Ka’awanui Plantation Camp Walkable Mixed-Use District,” and be designated as “SPA-Q” as shown on Zoning Maps ZM-KC6-100 (Ka’awanui Village) involving a portion of a property further identified as Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcel (4) 1-7-006:006. The proposal also amends the West Kaua’i Regional Map to reflect land use designation updates from “Agriculture” (AG) to “Plantation Camp” (PC) within the SPA-Q boundaries.
Bill No. 2966
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING “KAUA’I KAKOU – KAUA’I COUNTY GENERAL PLAN” (2018) RELATING TO A PARCEL LOCATED IN MAKAWELI, KAUA’I (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (GPA-2025-3) (Ka’awanui – General Plan Amendment)
This Bill proposes to update the booklet entitled “Kaua’i Kakou – Kaua’i County General Plan” (2018) (incorporated by reference in Chapter 7, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended) (The General Plan for the County of Kaua’i) as shown in the exhibits attached to Bill No. 2966. The subject property, identified as Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcel (4) 1-7-006:006 and referred to as “Ka’awanui Village,” is located approximately one-half mile mauka and northeast of the Pakala United States Postal Service building in Makaweli.
Bill No. 2967
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE
DISTRICT BOUNDARY RELATING TO A PARCEL LOCATED IN MAKAWELI, KAUA’I (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (A-2025-3) (Ka’awanui – State Land Use Amendment)
This Bill proposes to update approximately 14.9 acres of the State Land Use District boundary and designation of Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcel (4) 1-7-006:006 from Agricultural to Urban.
Bill No. 2968
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, KAUA’I COUNTY
CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ZONING BOUNDARIES IN MAKAWELI AND WAHIAWA, KAUA’I (County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2025-10)
This Bill proposes to update the County of Kaua’i Zoning Map ZM-200 to reflect zoning designation updates within the subject parcels, identified as Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcels (4) 1-7-006:006, (4) 1-7-006:003, (4) 2-2-001:001, and (4) 1-7-006:001 from Agriculture (AG) to Plantation Camp (PC). For Ka’awanui Camp (Camp 6), the proposed reclassification facilitates the reconstruction and repair of existing structures and removes the limitations imposed by nonconforming status under Chapter 8, Article 13, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended. The Plantation Camp zoning boundary for Ka’awanui Camp (Camp 6) also includes an adjacent 14.9-acre area to accommodate additional growth. Any construction in this area is required to meet the associated Form-Based Code standards and the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) regulations. For Numila Camp, the proposed zoning boundary expansion is a 14.9-acre adjacent area to allow for continued growth of the historic residential community within the existing camp’s form and character. Any construction in this area is required to meet the associated Form-Based Code standards and the WUI regulations. For Pakala Camp, accommodations are made for relocation and/or rebuilding of existing dwelling units currently located within identified coastal hazard areas. These hazards include sea level rise, coastal erosion, passive flooding, high wave run-up, and storm surge. This coastal hazard area is identified as the Coastal Hazard Send Sector. The newly expanded area of Pakala Plantation Camp is identified as the Coastal Hazard Receive Sector. Relocated dwelling units or their respective density rights will move from the Coastal Hazard Send Sector to the Coastal Hazard Receive Sector. Any new construction in this Receive Sector will be required to meet the associated WUI regulations. No other dwelling units will be allowed in the Receive Sector. For Kaumakani Avenue, the proposed zoning boundary expansion includes a portion of the existing plantation camp that was initially not included in the Kaumakani Avenue Plantation Camp (PC) Zoning District. This amendment ensures uniform application of the WUI standards across the full extent of the developed camp area.
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 Nos. 2961, 2962, 2963, 2964, 2965, 2966, 2967, and 2968 during the July 16, 2025 Council Meeting, by the following vote:
AYES: Bulosan, Carvalho, Cowden, Holland, Kaneshiro, Kuali’i TOTAL – 6,
NOES: None TOTAL – 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Rapozo TOTAL – 1,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0.
Lihu’e, Hawai’i /s/ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
July 16, 2025 County Clerk, County of Kaua’i
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