KCC §18-4.3
Utility easements end after two years of no use
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗If a utility company stops using its easement on County land for two straight years, the easement automatically ends and the land goes back to the County. This only happens if no other law or franchise says otherwise.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Easement Rights
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.
In the event that any utility facility has any easement rights in, on, over or under County property and the use of the County property for utility facility purposes shall cease for any continuous period of two (2) years, any easement rights shall automatically terminate and revert back to the County unless there is a contrary provision in any law, franchise or regulation having the force of law and having precedence over County ordinances.
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