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KCC §16-12.3No sleeping in vehicles on public roads or private property at night
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This rule bans using any vehicle as a place to live or sleep while parked on public roads or other public places in Kaua'i between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also bans it on private property unless the owner or occupant gives written permission. Exceptions exist for designated county recreation areas, emergencies, and fishing.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Prohibited Uses of Parked Vehicles Between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; Definitions and Exceptions
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No person shall use any vehicle, including a house car, a camper or trailer coach, for purpose of human habitation, whether or not the vehicle is designed or equipped for that purpose, while the vehicle is parked on any public highway as defined in Section 264-1, H.R.S., or other public places in the County of Kaua'i between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily or while the vehicle is parked on private property without written authorization of the property owner or occupant authorizing both the parking of the vehicle there and its use for purposes of human habitation.As used in this Section:means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes.means a motor vehicle originally designed or permanently or temporarily altered and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently or temporarily attached.means use as a place, living abode or sleeping place.means a structure designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for human habitation, or human occupancy, for carrying persons or property on its own.This Section does not apply to the parking of vehicles and their use for purposes of human habitation in parks, camps and other designated County recreational areas in compliance with law and applicable rules, under emergency conditions in the interest of vehicular safety, and for persons parked for purposes of fishing.Any person who violates this Section shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 291C-161, H.R.S.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026 The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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