KCC §23A-2.1
How areas are chosen as enterprise zones
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗The Mayor or Council can suggest an area to become an enterprise zone, but the Council must approve it by resolution. The area must meet certain poverty or unemployment rules, and the Mayor must consult county agencies and submit an application to the state.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Nomination of Enterprise Zones
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 Mayor or Council, with the concurrence of the Mayor, may nominate an area to be designated as an enterprise zone, provided, that all nominations shall be approved by the Council by resolution.The nominated area shall be located within one (1) or more contiguous United States census tracts that, based upon the latest census tract data, meet at least one (1) of the following criteria:Twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the population of the area shall have incomes below eighty percent (80%) of the median family income of the County; orThe unemployment rate in the area shall be one and a half (1 1/2) times the average unemployment rate for the State.Notwithstanding this Subsection, from June 30, 1993, the effective date of Act 341, Session Laws Hawai'i 1993, until January 1, 1996, all census tracts within the County shall be eligible for designation as an enterprise zone as may be provided by State law.In nominating an area for designation as an enterprise zone, the Mayor or Council shall consult with all appropriate County agencies and shall consider the economic condition of the area, the potential benefits which may accrue to the County from business and industrial development in the area, the need and potential for job creation in the area, and the overall plan for redevelopment or stimulation of an area.Following approval by the Council by resolution, the Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative shall submit an application to the State DBEDT for processing and recommendation to the Governor for designation of the nominated area as an enterprise zone. The application shall include:A written description of the boundaries of the proposed zone;A map identifying the proposed enterprise zone boundaries relative to the boundaries of the census tracts that will be fully or partially included in the zone, and showing the State land use district classifications, publicly held lands, and County General Plan and/or development plan designations; andA statement indicating the local incentives proposed by the County.
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