KCC §7A-9.4

How the County can use state land housing credits

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This section lets the County give government credits to developers who build workforce housing on state land. Each housing unit earns one credit. A developer can use these credits to meet up to 25% of their workforce housing requirements, as long as income and residency rules are followed.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — State Government Workforce Housing Projects

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 County, through the housing agency, may issue and accept government credits for the development of workforce housing units upon State government lands by qualified developers that may be applied to satisfy a portion of workforce housing requirements either: (a) imposed upon a developer by the County and/or (b) imposed upon a developer by any State agency that are implemented by the County, provided that applicable income and residency requirements of this Chapter are complied with. Government credits shall be issued to the State government entity for each workforce housing unit developed on State government lands on a one-for-one basis; one workforce housing unit credit for each workforce housing unit developed. The State government entity is authorized to assign each government credit to the developer that constructed the workforce housing units. The government credit shall be used solely to satisfy the workforce housing requirements imposed upon a developer. A developer may use these government credits to satisfy up to 25% of the total workforce housing requirements either: (a) imposed by the County and/or (b) imposed upon a developer by any State agency that are implemented by the County.

Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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