THE LIHUE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Semiarid and Subhumid Low Mountain Slopes setting.
Lihue CDP has 7.46 square miles of land in Kauai County. Its Census reference point is in Semiarid and Subhumid Low Mountain Slopes.
Lower leeward terrain on older Hawaiian islands includes relatively level plains and slopes cut by gulches. The setting is generally drier than neighboring windward mountain areas.
Regional context: Semiarid and Subhumid Low Mountain Slopes ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lihue and Kauai County
Lihue is associated with Kauai County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lihue by land and water
The Census records 0.78 square miles of water within Lihue, or 9.5% of its total area. It is 41.6 percentage points lower than the 51.1% recorded for Kauai County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lihue CDP has 5.9 times the land area of nearby Hanamaulu CDP (1.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

