KCC §21-5.6

Keeping emergency debris sites safe and clean

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The Department of Public Works can take steps to control pests, prevent fires, stop litter from blowing away, keep people from scavenging, and keep hazardous waste out of temporary emergency debris sites. These steps must be acceptable to the Hawaii Department of Health and continue for as long as the site is open.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Control of Hazards and Nuisances

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.

The Department of Public Works may implement and continue throughout the life of any temporary emergency debris receiving site, measures acceptable to the Hawai'i Department of Health to control rodents and other vectors, prevent fires, prevent wind-blown litter, prevent scavenging, exclude hazardous wastes, and prevent blowing of stockpiled debris in a tropical storm or hurricane.

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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