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{{short description|County in Hawaii, United States}}
{{Infobox U.S. County|
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
county = Kauai County|
{{Infobox U.S. county
state = Hawaii |
| county = Kauai County
seal = |
| state = Hawaii
map size = 200|
| ex image = Captain James Cook statue, Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii.JPG
founded year = 1905|
| ex image size = 200px
seat wl= Lihue |
| ex image cap = ]
area_total_sq_mi = 1266.37 |
| seal = Seal of Kauai County, Hawaii.png
area_land_sq_mi = 622.44 |
| founded year = 1905
area_water_sq_mi = 643.93 |
| founded date =
area percentage = 50.85% |
| seat wl = Lihue
census yr = 2000|
| leader_title = ]
pop = 58463 |
| leader_name = ]
density_km2 = 3626 |
time zone = Hawaii| | largest city = ]
| city type = community
district=2nd|
| area_total_sq_mi = 1266
web = www.kauai.gov |
| area_land_sq_mi = 620
|}}
| area_water_sq_mi = 646
]
| area percentage = 51.0%
'''Kaua{{okina}}i County''' is a ] located in the ] of ]. It consists of the islands of ], ], ], and ], in the state of ]. As of ] the population was 58,463. The ] is ].
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 73,298
| density_sq_mi = auto
| time zone = Hawaii
| district = 2nd
| web = kauai.gov
}}


'''Kaua{{okina}}i County''' ({{langx|haw|Kalana o Kauaʻi}}), officially known as the '''County of Kaua{{okina}}i''', is a ] in the ] of ]. It encompasses the islands of ], ], ], and ]. According to the ], the population was 73,298.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kauai County, Hawaii|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/kauaicountyhawaii/POP010220|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref> The ] is ].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
The ] ] includes all of Kauai County.

The ] ] includes all of Kauai County.


==Geography== ==Geography==
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|1266.37|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|622.44|sqmi}} (or 49.15%) is land and {{convert|643.93|sqmi}} (or 50.85%) is water.<ref>{{cite web According to the ], the county has a total area of {{convert|1266|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|620|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|646|sqmi}} (51.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The ] surrounds the county.
|url=http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt
|title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2011-02-13
}}</ref> The ] surrounds the county.


===Adjacent counties=== ===Adjacent entities===
* ] - southeast *] - southeast
*] - northwest


==National protected areas== ===National protected areas===
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]


==Government== ==Government and politics==
Kaua{{okina}}i County has a ] form of municipal government. Executive authority is vested in the ], elected by the voters on a non-partisan 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 non-partisan, at-large basis to two-year terms. Kaua{{okina}}i County operates under a ] form of municipal government. The ], elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis, holds executive authority for a four-year term. Meanwhile, legislative authority is vested in the seven-member County Council. Members of the County Council are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis to two-year terms.


=== United States Congress===
==Demographics==
Kauai County, like the rest of Hawaii, is represented entirely by ] in both the ] and the ].
As of the ]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 58,463 people, 20,183 households, and 14,572 families residing in the county. The ] was 94 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 25,331 housing units at an average density of 41 per square&nbsp;mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 29.51% ], 0.30% ] or ], 0.36% ], 35.99% ], 9.12% ], 0.86% from ], and 23.84% from two or more races. 8.22% of the population were ] or ] of any race.


{| class=wikitable
There were 20,183 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were ] living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% 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.
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Senators'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Level'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| Senate Class 1
| ]
| ]
| 2013
| Junior Senator
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| Senate Class 3
| ]
| ]
| 2012
| Senior Senator
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Representatives'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kauai County Represented'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| ]
| ]
| ]
| 2023
| entire county
|}


===Hawaii Legislature===
In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% 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.


====Hawaii Senate====
==Communities==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''District'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 8
| ]
| ]
| 2010
| entire county
|}


====Hawaii House of Representatives====
{|
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|----- valign="top"
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''District'''
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
*]
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
*]
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
*]
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented'''
*]
|-
*]
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
|
| 15
*]
| ]
*]
| ]
*]
| 2016
*]
| Hā‘ena, Wainiha, ], ], ], ], Keālia, ], portion of ], Kawaihau
*]
|-
*]
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
|
| 16
*]
| ]
*]
| ]
*]
| 2023{{efn|Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023, by Governor Josh Green after ] was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.<ref name="GreenAppt">{{cite news |title=Green makes appointments for open House seats |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/02/16/gov-green-appoints-successors-state-house-seats/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>}}
*]
| ], ], Kapaia, ], ], portion of ]
*]
|-
*]
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
|
| 17
*]
| ]
*] — the only community on Niihau
| ]
*]
| 2011
*]
| ], portion of ], ], Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, ], Kekaha
*]
|} |}


===Elections===

====Federal====
Kauai County has traditionally been a solid Democratic stronghold. The county has not voted Republican since the ], when it narrowly voted in favor of ]. In ], while it still voted majority Democratic, Kauai County cast the highest percentage of its vote for the Republican candidate out of any county in the state, a record that has generally been held by Honolulu County. This was the first time since 1960 that the county held this distinction.

{{PresHead|place=Kauai County, Hawaii|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>}}
<!-- {{PresRow|Year|Winner|GOP #|Dem #|3rd #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|11,803|17,675|586|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|11,582|21,225|690|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|7,574|16,456|2,305|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,121|18,641|610|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,245|20,416|563|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|9,740|14,916|220|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|6,583|13,470|1,720|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,325|13,357|2,338|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,274|10,715|2,138|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|8,298|11,770|198|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,249|8,862|221|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|5,883|9,081|1,657|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|6,278|8,105|139|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,571|5,401|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,140|7,051|155|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,971|8,713|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresFoot|1960|Republican|5,655|4,636|0|Hawaii}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 20734
|1910= 23952
|1920= 29438
|1930= 35942
|1940= 35818
|1950= 29905
|1960= 28176
|1970= 29761
|1980= 39082
|1990= 51177
|2000= 58463
|2010= 67091
|2020= 73298
|estyear=2023
|estimate=73851
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/hi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF"/>
}}

At the ] there were 58,463 people, 20,183 households, and 14,572 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|94|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 25,331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41|/mi2|/km2}}. The ] of the county was 36.0% Asian, 29.5% White, 23.8% from two or more races, 9.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American and 0.9% from other races. 8.2%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 20,183 households 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 households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.34.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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== ==Economy==
===Top employers===


===Top employers===
According to the County's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref></ref> the top non-government employers in the county are:
According to the county's 2022 ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Department of Finance, Accounting Division |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 |url=https://kauai.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=170478 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> the top non-government employers in the county are the following:


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|Ohana Pacific Management Co.
|Manu Kai (]/Ke`aki Technologies joint venture)
|529 |371
|- |-
|4 |4
|] |Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
|486 |275
|- |-
|5 |5
|]
|]
|417 |160
|- |-
|6 |6
|Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
|Big Save
|410 |148
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|7 |7
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|336 |140
|- |-
|8 |8
|Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Inc.
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|309 |97
|- |-
|9 |9
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|250 |88
|- |-
|10 |10
|The Parrish Collection
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|238 |85
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==Transportation== ==Education==
] serves the island of ].


==Sister cities== ===Higher education===
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} ], ]
*{{flagicon|Australia}} ], ]
*{{flagicon|Taiwan}} ], ]
<!--Note: according to the Kaua'i Country Information office, (808) 241-4903, this is incorrect. An exchange relationship has been established, not with Hualien, but with Penghu County, an island group located between Taiwan and the continent (comment added August 4, 2009)-->
*{{flagicon|Japan}} ], ]
*{{flagicon|Japan}} ], Japan
*{{flagicon|Japan}} ], Japan
*{{flagicon|Tahiti}} ], ]
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} Santa, Philippines
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ], ], ]


] is the county's only institution of higher education. One of the ten branches of the ] system, it offers a range of 2-year degrees and is accredited by the ].
{{Hawaii}}
{{Kauai County, Hawaii}}


===Primary and Secondary Education===
{{coord|22|04|N|159|39|W|region:US-HI_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title}}
Public schools in the county are operated by the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st15_hi/schooldistrict_maps/c15007_kauai/DC20SD_C15007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kauai County, HI|publisher=]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - </ref> and the county is represented by Maggie Cox on the state's Board of Education. There are 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 5 K-12 schools in the county.

====High schools====
* ]
* ]
* ]

====Middle schools====
* Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
* Kapa'a Middle School
* Waimea Canyon Middle School

====Elementary schools====
* Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Public Charter School
* Eleele Elementary School
* Hanalei Elementary School
* Kalaheo Elementary School
* Kapa'a Elementary
* Kaumualii Elementary School
* Kekaha Elementary School
* Kilauea Elementary School
* Kōloa Elementary School
* Wilcox Elementary School

====K-12 Schools====
* Kanuikapono Public Charter School
* Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School
* ]
* Kula Aupuni Niʻihau A Kahelelani Aloha
* ]

===Private schools===
There are four private schools in the county: ], Kahili Adventist School, St. Theresa's Elementary School, and ʻŌlelo Christian Academy. St. Catherine's School used to operate, but closed its doors on June 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine School |url=https://www.scskauai.com/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=St. Catherine School |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
] serves the island of ]. Bus service is provided by ].

;;Major Highways
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|50}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|51}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|56}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|58}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|520}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|540}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|550}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|570}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|580}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|581}}
*{{jct|state=HI|HI|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 ].

===Census-designated places===
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===Other unincorporated places===
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==Sister cities==
Kauai County's ] are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister City program worth continuing|url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/10/06/opinion/sister-city-program-worth-continuing/|website=thegardenisland.com|publisher=The Garden Island|date=October 6, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|PHL}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|PHL}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|JPN}} ], Japan
*{{flagicon|JPN}} ], Japan
*{{flagicon|PHL}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|JPN}} ], Japan<ref name=kitv>{{cite web |title=Kauai mayor visits Japan keeping communities together, worlds apart|url=https://www.kitv.com/story/30580277/kauai-mayor-visits-japan-keeping-communities-together-worlds-apart|website=kitv.com|publisher=KITV Island News|date=November 22, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PYF}} ], French Polynesia<ref>{{cite web |title=Tahiti sister-city students come to call|url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2018/05/18/hawaii-news/tahiti-sister-city-students-come-to-call/|website=thegardenisland.com|publisher=The Garden Island|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PHL}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|JPN}} ], Japan<ref name=kitv/>
*{{flagicon|PHL}} ], Philippines
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ], England, United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |title=Music strengthens sister city bond with Whitby|url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2013/02/02/hawaii-news/music-strengthens-sister-city-bond-with-whitby/|website=thegardenisland.com|publisher=The Garden Island|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
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==Notes==
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County in Hawaii, United States

County in Hawaii
Kauai County
County
Captain James Cook statueCaptain James Cook statue
Official seal of Kauai CountySeal
Map of Hawaii highlighting Kauai CountyLocation within the U.S. state of Hawaii
Map of the United States highlighting HawaiiHawaii's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 22°04′00″N 159°39′00″W / 22.066666666667°N 159.65°W / 22.066666666667; -159.65
Country United States
State Hawaii
Founded1905
SeatLihue
Largest communityKapa‘a
Government
 • MayorDerek Kawakami
Area
 • Total1,266 sq mi (3,280 km)
 • Land620 sq mi (1,600 km)
 • Water646 sq mi (1,670 km)  51.0%
Population
 • Total73,298
 • Density58/sq mi (22/km)
Time zoneUTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
Congressional district2nd
Websitekauai.gov

Kauaʻi County (Hawaiian: Kalana o Kauaʻi), officially known as the County of Kauaʻi, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It encompasses the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Lehua, and Kaʻula. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 73,298. The county seat is Līhuʻe.

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 km), of which 620 square miles (1,600 km) is land and 646 square miles (1,670 km) (51.0%) is water. The Pacific Ocean surrounds the county.

Adjacent entities

National protected areas

Government and politics

Kauaʻi County operates under a mayor-council form of municipal government. The Mayor of Kauaʻi, elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis, holds executive authority for a four-year term. Meanwhile, legislative authority is vested in the seven-member County Council. 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.

Senators Name Party First Elected Level
  Senate Class 1 Mazie Hirono Democratic 2013 Junior Senator
  Senate Class 3 Brian Schatz Democratic 2012 Senior Senator
Representatives Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Kauai County Represented
  District 2 Jill Tokuda Democratic 2023 entire county

Hawaii Legislature

Hawaii Senate

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented
  8 Ron Kouchi Democratic 2010 entire county

Hawaii House of Representatives

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented
  15 Nadine Nakamura Democratic 2016 Hā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau
  16 Luke Evslin Democratic 2023 Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo
  17 Dee Morikawa Democratic 2011 Niʻihau, portion of ʻŌmaʻo, Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, Waimea, Kekaha


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. In 2024, while it still voted majority Democratic, Kauai County cast the highest percentage of its vote for the Republican candidate out of any county in the state, a record that has generally been held by Honolulu County. This was the first time since 1960 that the county held this distinction.

United States presidential election results for Kauai County, Hawaii
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 11,803 39.26% 17,675 58.79% 586 1.95%
2020 11,582 34.58% 21,225 63.36% 690 2.06%
2016 7,574 28.76% 16,456 62.49% 2,305 8.75%
2012 6,121 24.13% 18,641 73.47% 610 2.40%
2008 6,245 22.94% 20,416 74.99% 563 2.07%
2004 9,740 39.15% 14,916 59.96% 220 0.88%
2000 6,583 30.23% 13,470 61.87% 1,720 7.90%
1996 5,325 25.33% 13,357 63.54% 2,338 11.12%
1992 6,274 32.80% 10,715 56.02% 2,138 11.18%
1988 8,298 40.95% 11,770 58.08% 198 0.98%
1984 9,249 50.45% 8,862 48.34% 221 1.21%
1980 5,883 35.39% 9,081 54.64% 1,657 9.97%
1976 6,278 43.23% 8,105 55.81% 139 0.96%
1972 7,571 58.36% 5,401 41.64% 0 0.00%
1968 4,140 36.49% 7,051 62.15% 155 1.37%
1964 1,971 18.45% 8,713 81.55% 0 0.00%
1960 5,655 54.95% 4,636 45.05% 0 0.00%

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
190020,734—
191023,95215.5%
192029,43822.9%
193035,94222.1%
194035,818−0.3%
195029,905−16.5%
196028,176−5.8%
197029,7615.6%
198039,08231.3%
199051,17730.9%
200058,46314.2%
201067,09114.8%
202073,2989.3%
2023 (est.)73,8510.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2018

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

Of the 20,183 households 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 households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.34.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top non-government employers in the county are the following:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Wilcox Health (Wilcox Medical Center) 846
2 Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa 810
3 Ohana Pacific Management Co. 371
4 Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital 275
5 Kauai Beach Resort 160
6 Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital 148
7 Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative 140
8 Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Inc. 97
9 Gather FCU 88
10 The Parrish Collection 85

Education

Higher education

Kauai Community College is the county's only institution of higher education. One of the ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi 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 Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, and the county is represented by Maggie Cox on the state's Board of Education. There are 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 5 K-12 schools in the county.

High schools

Middle schools

  • Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
  • Kapa'a Middle School
  • Waimea Canyon Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Public Charter School
  • Eleele Elementary School
  • Hanalei Elementary School
  • Kalaheo Elementary School
  • Kapa'a Elementary
  • Kaumualii Elementary School
  • Kekaha Elementary School
  • Kilauea Elementary School
  • Kōloa Elementary School
  • Wilcox Elementary School

K-12 Schools

Private schools

There are four private schools in the county: Island School, Kahili Adventist School, St. Theresa's Elementary School, and ʻŌlelo Christian Academy. St. Catherine's School used to operate, but closed its doors on June 7, 2024.

Infrastructure

Transportation

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

Major Highways

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 places

Sister cities

Kauai County's sister cities are:

Notes

  1. Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023, by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.

References

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