Kauaʻi · planning district
Līhuʻe
- What this area is
- One of Kauaʻi's planning districts, as the state's development plan area layer draws it (labeled “LIHUE”). The layer was digitized from paper maps, so its lines are approximate.
- The council
- The Kauaʻi County Council has seven members elected at-large, for two-year terms (County Charter §§ 3.02, 3.03).
- On the ballot
- Mayor; Councilmember, 7 seats, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. What the ballot decides.
- ZIP codes it overlaps
- 96766
What's happening here
On Oct. 13 the Kauaʻi Planning Commission holds a hearing on 60 affordable apartments, with a community building, on 2.5 acres along Kaumualiʻi Highway in Puhi. [source]
The county approved a shoreline-area permit to place a statue of Duke Kahanamoku. [source]
The Ledger's brief, written Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked. Briefs are written by the Ledger in a session from the records linked in each sentence, and dated. They say what is on the record, in plain words; they do not predict outcomes or take sides. The full list for each area follows below the brief.
Coming up: 1 item on agendas and notices ahead.
Followed here: Affordable housing, across the islands
See what is on the record near a particular address · New on the record across Hawaiʻi
Every record the Ledger reads that places an item in this planning district by its tax map key or map point, newest and upcoming first, from all sources at once: county agendas and notices, state boards and the Environmental Notice. The sections below break it down by source.
Public schools
Which school serves an addressKamakahelei Middle Middle · grades 6-8
4431 Nuhou St., Lihue · 808.241.3200 · school website · Kauai complex
Kauai High High · grades 9-12
3577 Lala Road, Lihue · 808.274.3160 · school website · Kauai complex
Kaumualii Elementary Elementary · grades K-5
4380 Hanamaulu Road, Lihue · 808.241.3150 · school website · Kauai complex
Kawaikini NCPCS Elementary-Middle-High · charter · grades K-12
3-1821 J Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue · 808.632.2032 · school website · Kauai complex
Wilcox Elementary Elementary · grades K-5
4319 Hardy Street, Lihue · 808.274.3150 · school website · Kauai complex
Public schools whose grounds fall in this planning district, from the State of Hawaiʻi GIS public schools layer, read Sept. 20, 2026: the department's own names, grades, complexes and contact details. Charter schools are marked. Private schools are not listed. Which school serves a particular address is a separate question, answered by the department's attendance areas: look up an address.
Weather and ocean alerts
NWS HonoluluChecking the National Weather Service for alerts in effect…
Ocean water advisories on Kauaʻi
Checking the Department of Health…
Read live when this page opens: the National Weather Service's alerts for the forecast zones covering Līhuʻe (HIZ004, HIZ030), and the state Department of Health Clean Water Branch's open advisories (brown water, sewage spills, high bacteria) for the island, which the department names by beach or coastline rather than by area. Nothing here is stored or rewritten; each agency's own wording and dates are shown.
State highway lane closures
HDOT roadworkChecking the Department of Transportation's closure schedule…
Read live from the state Department of Transportation's lane closure map layer when this page opens: approved closures on state highways in and near Līhuʻe (within the area's bounding box, so a closure just outside may appear), from now through the next seven days, in the department's words. County streets are not included. Schedules can change without notice and all work is weather permitting, the department says.
Who represents this planning district
Mayor: Derek S.K. Kawakami. Next election 2026.
Councilmembers: Addison Bulosan; Bernard P. Carvalho Jr.; Felicia Cowden; Fern A. Holland; Arryl J. Kaneshiro; KipuKai Kualii; Mel Rapozo. Next election 2026.
Kauaʻi's councilmembers are all elected at-large. From the Office of Elections' Elected Officials page, read Sept. 19, 2026.
In the Environmental Notice
Every itemFrom the State of Hawaiʻi's Environmental Notice (7 issues read), in its words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this planning district.
Before state boards
All state boardsNo state board item read so far prints a tax map key in this planning district.
From state board agendas the Ledger has read (4 so far), in the agencies' words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this planning district.
Before the planning commissions and the Planning Department
All of KauaʻiFrom the county's legal notices as published in the local paper, in its words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this planning district.
On county agendas
KauaʻiFrom the County of Kauaʻi's agendas the Ledger has read (1 so far), in the county's words; the full list of meetings is on the Kauaʻi page. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this planning district.
Who lives here, by ZIP code
| ZIP code | People | Households | Median household income | Owner-occupied homes | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96766 | 17,526 ±1,229 | 5,086 ±364 | $100,678 ±$6,719 | 3,462 of 5,086 | 40.2 |
| All of Kauai County, HI | 73,731 | 23,632 | $97,668 | 16,210 of 23,632 | 43.1 |
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, read through the Census Reporter API. Survey estimates; ± is the 90% margin of error. ZIP code areas do not follow these boundaries, so each row describes the ZIP, not this area.