Kauai County announces holiday closures for Fourth of July weekend

County of Kaua‘i offices and all neighborhood centers will close Friday, July 3, giving residents one less day to handle permits, paperwork and in-person county business before the Fourth of July weekend. Regular business hours will resume Monday, July 6, and because July 4 falls on a Saturday this year, the holiday timetable creates a long weekend with uneven service changes across the island.

If you need county office help, finish it before Friday. That includes any trip to an office in Līhu‘e or a neighborhood center elsewhere on Kaua‘i, since those sites will not be open July 3. State and federal offices in Hawaii are also observing the holiday on Friday, adding another layer of closures for residents trying to get business done before the weekend.

The biggest service interruptions will hit Saturday, July 4. The Waimea and Kapa‘a swimming pools will be closed, along with all refuse transfer stations, the Kekaha Landfill, all HI5 Redemption Centers and the Puhi Metals Recycling Facility. Anyone planning a dump run, recycling drop-off or pool visit should make those trips before Saturday to avoid a wasted drive.

Not every county service is shutting down. Residential refuse pick-up will remain unchanged, so household collection should stay on its normal schedule through the holiday period. The Kaua‘i Bus will also operate on its current daily schedule, giving riders a steady option even as county buildings and some facilities go dark for the holiday.

County officials pointed residents to the Department of Parks and Recreation for recreation-service updates and to the county recycling and transit offices for additional information. The recycling line is 808-241-4841 and the transit number is 808-246-8110. The county has used a similar Independence Day pattern in past years, closing offices, pools, refuse sites and recycling facilities while keeping trash pickup and bus service running.