#Kauai Planning Department

Kauaʻi Planning department seeking artists for Battle of Hanapēpē monument

The Kauaʻi County Planning Department invites artists, designers, and architects to design a lasting monument honoring the victims of the 1924 Battle of Hanapēpē.

Kauaʻi County Council passes resolutions following public beach access complaints

“The landowner has basically taken over the state beach, put up his or her beach amenities, hired security to kick our local people off the beach, and they even had the audacity to put up a road closed sign on a post,” said Kauaʻi County Council Chair Mel Rapozo.

Kaua‘i Planning Department issues reminder for upcoming workshops, survey on carbon reduction strategies

A virtual workshop will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m., via Zoom. Participants are asked to pre-register on the Kaua‘i CAP website, kauaiadaptation.com.

Kauaʻi Mayor signs proactive law that regulates development in areas prone to sea level rise

Kaua‘i becomes one of the first counties in the nation to enact proactive development regulations based on sea level rise scientific modeling projections.

Kauaʻi County approves proactive bill to regulate development in areas prone to sea level rise

Kaua‘i County unanimously approved a proactive bill to regulate development in areas that scientific models project will be affected by sea-level rise.