KCC §5-4.5
Registration Required for Transient Accommodations
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section says that anyone running or helping run short-term rentals on Kauai must have a state registration certificate. Not having one is a county violation that can cost up to $1,000 each time. You can appeal the violation to the County Finance Director.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Registration, Required Statements
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.
All operators, plan managers, transient accommodations brokers, travel agencies, or tour packagers within the County must hold a State certificate of registration pursuant to Sections 237D-4 and 237D-4.5, Hawai'i Revised Statutes. Failure to obtain a certificate of registration pursuant to this section is considered an additional County civil violation punishable of up to $1,000 per infraction under authority of Section 46-1.5(24)(a), Hawai'i Revised Statutes. Infractions are appealable to the County Finance Director consistent with Chapter 91, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
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