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Kauaʻi County STR Compliance Checklist

Annual compliance checklist · Generated by PermitPaddler · Citations current as of 2026-05-15

Property

Owner / Operator: Property nickname: Address: City / ZIP: TMK: Year: 

1 · Permit (renewal)

Transient Vacation Rental Use Certificate (TVR)
Kauaʻi County Code Title 8 Ch. 11
Annual renewal; Visitor Destination Areas (VDA) and outside-VDA grandfathered uses differ.
Homestay / B&B
KCC §8-17 (Homestay rules)

Display: TVR certificate number in advertisements · Owner/agent 24-hr contact (KCC §8-17.10(g))

2 · Tax filings (every period)

DoneTaxRateCadenceDueCitation
GET4.50%MONTHLY20th of following monthHRS §237-30 + KCC §5A (Kauai 0.5% county surcharge)
TAT10.25%MONTHLY20th of following monthHRS §237D-6
KCTAT3.00%MONTHLY20th of following monthKauaʻi County Code Ch. 5A — KCTAT (effective 2021-10-01)

3 · Compliance checks

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

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Generated by PermitPaddler · permitpaddler.ikenagroup.com · Not legal or tax advice — verify against current statute before filing.