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Kauai County, Hawaii
Captain James Cook statue
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of Hawaii
Hawaii's location in the U.S.
Founded	1905
Government • Mayor	Bernard Carvalho
Seat	Lihue
Largest community	Kapa‘a
Area
• Total	1,266 sq mi (3,279 km2)
• Land	620 sq mi (1,606 km2)
• Water	646 sq mi (1,673 km2), 51.0%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	72,029
• Density	108/sq mi (42/km2)
Congressional district	2nd
Time zone	Hawaii–Aleutian: UTC−10
Website	www.kauai.gov

Kauaʻi County is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It consists of the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Lehua, and Kaʻula. As of the 2010 Census the population was 67,091.^[1] The county seat is Līhuʻe.^[2]

The Kapa'a Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Kauai County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,266 square miles (3,280 km²), of which 620 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 646 square miles (1,670 km²) (51.0%) is water.^[3] The Pacific Ocean surrounds the county.

Adjacent County

• 
  Honolulu County, Hawaii - southeast

National protected areas

• Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge


• Huleia National Wildlife Refuge


• Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Government and Politics

Kauaʻi County has a mayor-council form of municipal government. Executive authority is vested in the Mayor of Kauaʻi, elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis to a four-year term. Legislative authority is vested in the seven-member County Council. All members of the County Council are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis to two-year terms.

United States Congress

Kauai County, like the rest of Hawaii, is represented entirely by Democrats in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Hawaii Legislature

Hawaii Senate

Hawaii House of Representatives

Elections

Federal

Kauai County has traditionally been a solid Democratic stronghold. The county has not voted Republican since the 1984 federal election, when it narrowly voted in favor of Ronald Reagan.

Demographics

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 58,463 people, 20,183 households, and 14,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 25,331 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 29.5% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 36.0% Asian, 9.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 23.8% from two or more races. 8.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 20,183 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

Economy

Top employers

According to the County's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[11] the top non-government employers in the county are:

Education

Higher education

Kauai Community College is the county's only institution of higher education. One of the ten branches of the University of Hawai'i system, it offers a range of 2-year degrees and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Primary and Secondary Education

Public schools in the county are operated by the Hawai'i Department of Education, and the county is represented by Maggie Cox on the state's Board of Education. There are 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and 3 high schools in the county.

High schools

• Kapa'a High School


• Kaua'i High School


• Waimea High School

Middle schools

• Kamakahelei Middle School


• Kapa'a Middle School


• Waimea Canyon Middle School


• Ni'ihau Elementary and Middle School

Elementary schools

• Eleele Elementary School


• Hanalei Elementary School


• Kalaheo Elementary School


• Kanuikapono PCS


• Kapa'a Elementary


• Kaumualii Elementary School


• Kawaikini NCPS


• Ke Kula Ni'ihau Kekaha PCS


• Kekaha Elementary School


• Kilauea Elementary School


• Kōloa Elementary School


• Kula Aupuni Niʻihau A Kahelelani Aloha


• Wilcox Elementary School


• Ni'ihau Elementary and Middle School

Private schools

There are two private schools in the county: the Island School, and the Kahili Adventist School.

Transportation

Lihue Airport serves the island of Kauai. Bus service is provided by The Kauai Bus.

Major Highways

• 
  Route 50
  


• 
  Route 51
  


• 
  Route 56
  


• 
  Route 58
  


• 
  Route 520
  


• 
  Route 540
  


• 
  Route 550
  


• 
  Route 570
  


• 
  Route 580
  


• 
  Route 581
  


• 
  Route 583
  

Communities

There are no incorporated communities in Kauai County, or in any other county of Hawaii. The county is the only form of local government in the State of Hawaii.

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated place

• Puuwai

Sister cities

• 
  Bangued, Abra, Philippines
  


• 
  Cooktown, Australia
  


• 
  Davao City, Philippines
  


• 
  Hualien, Taiwan
  


• 
  Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
  


• 
  Moriyama, Shiga, Japan


• 
  Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi, Japan


• 
  Papaenoo, Tahiti
  


• 
  Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines


• 
  Whitby, England, United Kingdom
  

References

Coordinates: 22°04′N 159°39′W / 22.067°N 159.650°W / 22.067; -159.650