Kauai County Council

Bill 2919 would allow one guest house to be built per dwelling unit on properties in certain zoning areas, including agricultural, commercial and most residential districts.

Mayor Derek Kawakami focused on making Kauaʻi and its residents more resilient in his State of the County address. He shared his plans for infrastructure upgrades, retaining county workers, preparing for disasters and more. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Unlike in other counties in the state, Kauaʻi residents need a permit to legally own pepper spray. A new bill at the Kauaʻi County Council seeks to change that. The bill repeals the existing obnoxious substance laws and allows for the sale and possession of pepper spray in volumes of 2 ounces or less. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.

Kauaʻi lawmakers want the state to consider reassigning privately leased state lands in Wailua for public use and access. The parcels are connected to the dilapidated Coco Palms Resort, which has been under scrutiny by county and state entities for years since it was destroyed by Hurricane ʻIniki in 1992. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

Kagawa replaces Luke Evslin, who Gov. Josh Green appointed to represent House District 16 within the state House of Representatives earlier this month.

The measure would require at least 2% of real property tax revenues to go into the Housing Development Fund annually. In fiscal year 2023, that would have allocated around $3.7 million into this fund.

Former Kauaʻi County Councilmember Arthur Brun was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking ring. Offenses included methamphetamine distribution, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer, and witness tampering.

A former elected official on Kauaʻi is pleading guilty to leading a drug-trafficking organization while serving as a member of the Kauaʻi County Council. Arthur Brun says he sold drugs to support his methamphetamine habit.

The Kauaʻi County Council has passed a bill adding a 3% surcharge to the state’s hotel tax. The county expects revenue from the tax to replace the roughly $15 million Kauaʻi used to receive each year from its share of the state’s transient accommodation tax.

LIHUE, Hawaii — Kauai became the final county in Hawaii to pass a bill prohibiting the sale and use of plastic foam food containers.The ban passed by the…