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Kaua'i Fire Department, Prevention Bureau

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Kaua'i Fire Department, Prevention Bureau issues 2 permits we publish for Kauai County, last verified 2026-09-19. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Fire Permit — Places of Assemblyonly if it applies to youKaua'i Fire Department, Prevention Bureau$50 per yearannual2026-09-19
Fire Permit — Application of Flammable Finishes (Spray Booth)only if it applies to youKaua'i Fire Department, Prevention Bureau$50 per yearannual2026-09-19

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Fire Permit — Places of Assembly

Required only for a place of assembly with an occupant load of three hundred or more people. Ordinance No. 1167 (Bill No. 2938), which adopted the 2021 State Fire Code for Kaua'i with local amendments, states: 'The operation of a place of assembly requires an annual permit. The annual permit fee is $50.00.' Its amendment to Section 20.1.1.1 sets the threshold: 'A permit is required for places of assembly with an occupant load capacity of three hundred (300) or more persons, such as restaurants, nightclubs, dancing, and drinking establishments.' The ordinance took effect sixty days after the Mayor approved it in January 2025. The same fee section prices tents and canopies at $30.00 and the application of flammable finishes at $50.00 a year. A restaurant, gym or store with an occupant load below three hundred does not need this permit. Apply through the Prevention Bureau at (808) 241-4985 or kfdpreventionbureau@kauai.gov.

Fire Permit — Application of Flammable Finishes (Spray Booth)

The permit an auto body or repair shop with a paint booth needs. Ordinance No. 1167 (Bill No. 2938), the County's 2025 Fire Code amendments, lists 'Application of Flammable Finishes. Annual permit fee: 50.00,' with permit requirements in the Fire Code's Section 43.1.1.4. It is an annual permit rather than a one-time installation fee. The ordinance took effect sixty days after the Mayor approved it in January 2025. Apply through the Prevention Bureau at (808) 241-4985 or kfdpreventionbureau@kauai.gov.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Kauai County
Phone
(808) 241-4985

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended — ecode360's own print view of the complete codified Code, with amendments through Ordinance No. 1193County of Kaua'i, via General Code (ecode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  2. Ordinance No. 1167 (Bill No. 2938), amending Chapter 15A, the Kaua'i County Fire Code, to adopt the 2021 State Fire Code, approved January 2025 and effective sixty days after approval — including the annual places-of-assembly and flammable-finishes permit feesCounty of Kaua'i, County Council · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Permits, Licenses, and Access/Water Supply Forms — the Prevention Bureau's own current page naming the permits it issuesCounty of Kaua'i, Kaua'i Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27

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