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PERMITPADDLERHawaiʻi STR Compliance

Transient Vacation Rental Use Certificate (TVR)

Permit type for short-term rentals in Kauaʻi County. Codified at Kauaʻi County Code Title 8 Ch. 11.

Key notes: Annual renewal; Visitor Destination Areas (VDA) and outside-VDA grandfathered uses differ.

Renewal cycle

Renews every 12 months. Most TVR holders renew on the anniversary of their original issue date — not Jan 1.

Posting requirements

KCC §8-17.10(g) requires every listing + the unit itself display:

  • TVR certificate number in advertisements
  • Owner/agent 24-hr contact

Compliance items checked at renewal

  • Smoke + CO detector certification (renews every 12 months) — HRS §132-9.6
  • Liability insurance ($500K+) COI (renews every 12 months) — KCC §8-17.10
  • TVR # displayed in every listing (one-time) — KCC §8-17.10(g)
  • TVR annual certificate renewal (renews every 12 months) — Kauaʻi County Code Title 8 Ch. 11

Tax obligations for Transient Vacation Rental Use Certificate (TVR) holders

GET (4.50%, due 20th) + TAT (10.25%, due 20th) + KCTAT (3.00%, due 20th).

Use the free Hawaiʻi STR tax calculator to compute your monthly liability. File at hitax.hawaii.gov (state) and your county portal.

Other Kauaʻi County permit types

Same permit type in other counties

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Not legal or tax advice. Statutes change — verify against the current county code text before relying on this page.