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Kapaa, Wailua and Anahola

Kapaa and Wailua, on the Coconut Coast, are Kauai’s most populated area, with Waipouli between them and Kealia and Anahola to the north.

Mostly houses14 condo complexesHawaiian Home Lands in this area

About Kapaa, Wailua and Anahola

The Kawaihau district had more single-family sales than any other part of Kauai in the first nine months of 2026, about 80, with monthly medians between about $905,000 and $1.2 million.

Housing ranges from older homes in Kapaa town and the Wailua Houselots to subdivisions in the Wailua and Kapaa uplands and agricultural lots inland. Condos are mostly along the coast, about 14 complexes in our directory.

The oceanfront condos in Kapaa and Wailua are generally inside a Visitor Destination Area; most houses are not.

What homes sell for

Property typeSales, Jan–Sep 2026Median or range
Single-family homesAbout 85$905K–$1.2M
Condos19$430K–$750KFew sales, so treat this as a rough guide

Title Guaranty reports this area as the Kawaihau district, which runs from Wailua through Kapaa to Anahola.

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

Can you rent to visitors?

HousesVDA or pre-2008 permit onlyKauai allows visitor rentals of houses mainly inside its Visitor Destination Areas (VDAs), which include most of Princeville, the Poipu resort area and parts of the Kapaa-Wailua coast. Outside a VDA, a house can be rented to visitors only if it holds a nonconforming use certificate, which the county issued to rentals already operating before March 7, 2008. Certificates must be renewed by July 31 every year, and the county has revoked certificates for late renewals, which the Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld in 2024. If a listing advertises vacation rental income, confirm the property’s VDA status or certificate with the county Planning Department before you count on it.
CondosVaries by buildingIn our directory: 12 reported allowed · 1 long-term only · 1 not confirmed. Most resort-area condos in Princeville, Poipu and on the Kapaa-Wailua coast sit inside a Visitor Destination Area, where visitor rentals are allowed. Condos outside those areas are generally long-term only. Our directory shows each building’s status. See the Kauai condo directory.

Land, title and what to check

Anahola has Hawaiian Home Lands homesteads, including the Pi’ilani Mai Ke Kai subdivision, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has planned about 231 residential lots in Wailua.

Hawaiian Home Lands homesteads are leased rather than sold on the open market. Leases run 99 years and are awarded from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands waiting list to native Hawaiians with at least 50% Hawaiian ancestry. A lease can pass only to a qualified relative or another eligible beneficiary, so these homes don’t appear as regular listings.

Hazards, water and access

Kuhio Highway is the main route through Wailua and Kapaa.

Check any address for its FEMA flood zone, tsunami evacuation zone, sea level rise exposure, lava zone and wildfire risk with our Hawaii flood zone lookup.

Public schools

The public high school for most addresses here is Kapaa High School. Assignments go by address, so confirm with the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Condo complexes in Kapaa, Wailua and Anahola

Units, year built and visitor rental status from our Kauai condo directory.

Hale AwapuhiEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua9 · 1989Reported allowedIslander on the BeachEast Side/Coconut Coast · Waipouli200 · 1970Reported allowedKaha LaniEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua74 · 1976Reported allowedKapaa SandsEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua24 · 1968Reported allowedKapaa ShoreEast Side/Coconut Coast · Kapaa81 · 1976Reported allowedKauai KailaniEast Side/Coconut Coast · Kapaa57 · 1969Reported allowedKawaihau Sports VillaEast Side/Coconut Coast · Kapaa42 · 1980Long-term onlyLae NaniEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua84 · 1978Reported allowedLanikaiEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua18 · 1981Reported allowedPlantation HaleEast Side/Coconut Coast · Waipouli160 · 1972Reported allowedPono Kai ResortEast Side/Coconut Coast · Kapaa241 · 1978Reported allowedVillage ManorEast Side/Coconut Coast · Kapaa24 · 1978Not confirmedWailua Bay ViewEast Side/Coconut Coast · Wailua45 · 1971Reported allowedWaipouli Beach ResortEast Side/Coconut Coast · Waipouli204 · 2005Reported allowed

Sources: Title Guaranty Kauai residential sales reports, 2026; Kauai County Ordinance 904 (transient vacation rentals); Environment Hawaii: court upholds forfeiture of Kauai vacation rental permits; Hawaii Life: Kauai’s Visitor Destination Areas; DHHL Kauai regional update; Hawaii Public Radio: Kuhio Highway reopens (2019). Checked October 2026. This guide sticks to public facts about prices, rules, land and hazards. It doesn’t rate neighborhoods or describe who lives in them.