Wildfire and Wildland Urban Interface Code

At a glance

• What: Bill 2998, which amends the County Code (Chapters 15, 12 and 8) for wildfire and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) requirements.
• Where it stands: Deferred from the 2026-08-19 meeting; deferred again in committee on 2026-09-02 (D1) and 2026-10-07 (D2); version D3 was on the 2026-10-21 Planning Committee agenda and passed second reading at the Council meeting on 2026-10-28.
• Next: Third reading and final action; the date is not known.

Details

• The 2026-10-07 agenda for the following Council date describes the bill as deferred on 2026-09-02.
• The bill's content beyond its title was not read.

Sources

• Posted agenda for 2026-10-28 (County Council): https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/county-council/documents/council-meetings/2026-10-28-council-meeting-agenda-with-links-ss.pdf
• Posted agenda for 2026-10-21 (Committee Meeting): https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/county-council/documents/committee-meetings/2026-10-21-committee-meeting-agenda-with-links-sf.pdf
• Posted agenda for 2026-10-07 (Committee Meeting): https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/county-council/documents/committee-meetings/2026-10-07-committee-meeting-agenda-with-links-sf.pdf
• Posted agenda for 2026-09-02 (Committee Meeting): https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/county-council/documents/committee-meetings/2026-09-02-committee-meeting-agenda.pdf

Log

2026-10-28 - County Council

• Bill 2998 D3 passed second reading (approved).

2026-10-21 - Committee Meeting

• Bill 2998 D3 on the Planning Committee agenda.

2026-10-07 - Committee Meeting

• Bill 2998 D2 deferred again.

2026-09-02 - Committee Meeting

• Bill 2998 D1 deferred.