Kauai neighborhoods

8 areas of Kauai, each with recent sale prices, visitor rental rules, land and water issues, hazards and public schools. Every area gets the same treatment, built from public records.

North Shore

East Side

Lihue

South Shore

West Side

How this guide works

Prices come from Title Guaranty monthly Kauai residential sales reports, January–September 2026 (reported by tax district: Hanalei, Kawaihau, Lihue, Koloa and Waimea).

Rental rules come from county rules and our Kauai condo directory. Hazards link to our Hawaii flood zone lookup, which checks any address against FEMA and state hazard maps.

We cover every area the same way. The guide doesn’t rate neighborhoods or describe who lives in them; it sticks to prices, rules, land, hazards and schools so you can judge what fits.

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