KCC §23-1.14

How many taxis can operate on Kauai

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This section limits the number of taxis on Kauai based on hotel rooms, with one taxi allowed for every 50 hotel rooms. The Finance Director must review this formula every few years and can add more taxis if hotel rooms grow. Existing taxis from 2004 can keep operating if they meet other rules, and taxis can be replaced or sold.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Limitation on Number of Taxis

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 number of taxicabs authorized to operate on the island of Kaua'i shall be limited on the basis of one (1) taxicab for every fifty (50) hotel rooms on the island. The Director of Finance shall reevaluate the formula for calculating the number of taxicabs authorized to operate at least once every three (3) years, or upon review if the Director of Finance has found that hotel room growth has exceeded formula derivatives.The number of hotel rooms within the County shall be determined by reference to the most current statistics from the County of Kaua'i, Office of Economic Development.If the periodic count of hotel rooms permits an increase in the number of taxicabs operating, the Director of Finance shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the County of the additional number of taxicabs permitted, and shall award the additional taxicabs to interested applicants by public drawing. Publication shall occur at least thirty (30) days prior to such public drawing.Any taxicab in operation as of November 1, 2004 shall be permitted to continue operation provided that the requirements set forth in Sec. 23-1.12 and 23-1.13 are met.Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent the replacement or substitution of a taxicab by another vehicle, or to prevent the sale of a taxicab.

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