About Lihue
Lihue is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.
Officially, Lihue is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.46 square miles.
📰 Lihue News Today
- Hawaii Island airports closed, flights canceled as Hurricane Lala passes south Hawaii News Now · Aug 14
- Hurricane Warning. 65 Hawaii Flights Gone And More Coming. Beat of Hawaii · Aug 15
- Final round concludes in Lihue, Hawaii Grand Canyon University Athletics · Feb 14
- Claudia R. "Bong" Rivera Obituary (2026) - Lihue, HI - Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 10
- Coast Guard, partners, good Samaritans respond to helicopter crash on Kauai United States Coast Guard News (.mil) · Mar 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lihue Unique
- The only place in America named Lihue — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in northwestern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lihue
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lihue
- Aloha Roastery — coffee shop (café)
- Duke's
- Hā Coffee Bar — coffee shop (café)
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Ai Ono Cafe (café)
- Aloha Ginger Beer
- Daddy O's
- Garden Island BBQ & Chinese Restaurant
- Hamura Saimin — hawaiian
- Mean Inu Bar & Grill
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum · Museum
- Jack Harter Helicopters · Attraction
- Kauai Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lihue
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lihue
- Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
- Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School
- Kauai High School
- Kawaikini - NCPCS
- King Kaumualii Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Wilcox Memorial Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.46 sq mi
Coordinates21.9726, -159.3558