Palms on the beach, Kauai

(picture by Agent Allan Harris)

The Costs of Living in Kauai

Housing

There are 25,331 housing units on Kauai, of which 12,384 are owner-occupied and 7,799 are renter-occupied.  There are a total of 5,148 vacant units, of which 3,850 are seasonally used or occasionally used rental properties.

*Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
State of Hawaii
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
Tel: (808) 587-2766
Fax: (808) 587-2787

Renting

A list of Realtors we like:

Island Rentals

808-822-4899

 

Garden Island Rentals

808-742-9537

 

Prosser Realty, Inc.

808-245-4711

 

Kauai Dreams Realty

808-822-5834

 

Sleeping Giant Realty

808-245-8831

 

Summers Realty

808-822-5876

 

 

Newspaper / Pennysaver / Bulletin board listings

The Garden Island is Kauai's daily newspaper. The best classified listings come out on Wednesday and Sunday. You may pick up the paper at many locations around the island or contact the newspaper directly at:

 

3-137 Kuhio Hwy

Lihue, HI 96766

(808) 245-3681 phone

(808) 245-5286 fax

http://www.kauaiworld.com

 

The Pennysaver is a free magazine that comes out every other week and lists various things for sale, services, want-ads and real estate rentals. Look for the magazine at various retail spots around the island or contact them directly at:

 

4-991 Kuhio Hwy

Kapaa, HI

(808) 821-2622

 

When looking for a rental, be sure to check various bulletin boards around town. Some good ones to check out are in Princeville near the Foodland grocery store, Kapaa in front of Papaya's, Lihue outside the Big Save Grocery Store, (808) 245-6571, in Kalaheo outside the Kalaheo Coffee Company and Café, (808) 332-8523 and at Steve's Mini Mart (808) 332-9220, and in Anahola outside the Whaler's General Store, next to the Post Office.

 

Buying

List of Realtors we like:

WaiOli Properties, Inc.

1353 Kuhio Hwy Kapaa, HI 96746

(808)822-0222

(808) 635-4665

Bali Hai Realty

P.O. Box 930

Hanalei, HI 96714

(808) 826-7244

Summers Realty

1310 Inia St                Kapaa, HI 96746 (808) 822-5876

 

Building a House

The Permitting Process

Submit 5 sets of plans to County of Kauai Building Division, 808-241-6655.Fill out Building Division building permit application. A preliminary evaluation will determine the final building permit fee.  15% of that final fee will be assessed for a plan review fee.  Plans will be routed to appropriate agencies (Planning, Engineering, etc.).  Permits will then become finalized by the Building Division.

 

 

 

 

Kauai Medical Clinic
After Hours call Lihue, 808-828-1418

Eleele Clinic
4392 Waialo Road
808-335-0499

Koloa Clinic
5371 Koloa Road
808-742-1621

Lihue Clinic
3-3420 B Kuhio Highway
808-245-1500

Kukui Grove Eye Care Center
4366 Kukui Grove Street
808-246-6900

Kapaa Clinic
4-1105 Kuhio Highway
808-822-3431

Dermatology/Podiatry
4366 Kukui Grove Street
808-246-6900

North Shore Clinic
2490 Oka Street, Kilauea
808-828-1418

Kalaheo Clinic
4489 Papalina Road
808-332-8523

Ohana Physicians Group
Waimea, 808-338-8311
Eleele, 808-335-0579
Services offered:
Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Women's Health, General Surgery

Kuhio Medical Center
3-3295 Kuhio Highway
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-8874
Services offered:
Family practice, Internal medicine, Surgery, Urology, Rheumatology, Psychology, Oncology, Nephrology, Laboratory, X-ray

Hale Le'a Family Medicine
2460 Oka Street
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-2885
Services offered:
Family Medicine, Nutrition, Chinese Medicine, Physical Therapy

Crane Eye Care
Lihue, 808-246-0110
Waimea, 808-338-2020
Services offered:
Lasik corrective surgery, Cataract surgery, General Opthalmology, Optical lab, Optical shop

Mahelona Medical Center
4800 Kawaihau Road
Kapaa, Hawaii
Hospital, 808-822-4961
Walk-in Clinic, 808-823-4175
www.mahelona.org
Services offered:
Radiology, Laboratory, Occupational and Physical Therapy, Walk-in Clinic, Long-Term Care (67-bed unit, including specially designed Alzheimer's room), Psychiatric Services, Tuberculosis Services (clinic and six swing acute/SNF beds are used for active tuberculosis cases)

West Kauai Medical Center
Kawaiola Medical Building
Huakai Road
Waimea, Hawaii
808-338-9431
services offered:
Internal Medicine, OB-Gyn, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Opthalmology, Dialysis, Cardiology, ER, Radiology, Pathology

 

Dentists

This is not a complete lists of dentists. These are some of the ones we like.

Hawaii Family Dental Center
Kukui Grove
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-6363

Dr. Jack Lundgren
4347 Rice Street, Ste. 201
808-246-4881

Kalaheo Dental Group
2-2514 Kaumualii Highway
Kalaheo, Hawaii
808-332-9445

Dr. Greg Naganuma
4381 Kukui Grove St.
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-6933

Emerald Isle Oral Facial Surgery
4414 Kukui Grove, Ste. 103
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-9339

Garden Island Center of Esthetic Dentistry
4562 Kukui Street
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-4906

Pediatric Dental Group
Lihue Town Plaza
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2131

Young Adult's and Children's Dentistry
Dr. Laurence Reichel
4366 Kukui Grove, Ste. 204
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-8400

 

 

Orthodontists

Dr. Michael Bailey
4370 Kukui Grove, Ste. 212
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-1818

Dr. Wendell Hoshino
4180 Rice Street, Room 105
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2131

 

Chiropractic

These are not all the chiropractors. They are some we like.

Smith Chiropractic
Princeville and Kappa
808-826-1996 in Princeville
808-823-8888 in Kapaa

Ogawa Chiropractic
956 Kuhio Highway
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-7113

Dr. Robert Zelkovsky
5356 Kumole
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-4893

 

Alternative Medicine Practitioners

These are not all alternative practitioners but ones we like.

Dr. Thomas Yarema
Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-823-0994

Dr. Miles Greenberg
3093 Akahi
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2277

Professor Cheuk T. Tse
Acupuncture Clinic
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-1130

Latifa Amdur, LAC DIPL AG DIPL CH
Acupuncture and Natural Healing Center
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-1155

Steven Dubey, G ND LAC
3093 Akahi
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2277

Ohana Health Care Center
4270 B Kilauea Road
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-1609

 

Pharmacies

These are some of our favorites.

Long's Drugs
Prescription mail order service
800-547-7943

Long's Drugs, Kapaa
4-831 Kuhio Highway
808-822-4918

Long's Drugs, Lihue
Kukui Grove Shopping Center
808-245-8871

Papalina Pharmacy, Kalaheo
4469 Papalina
808-332-9130

Safeway Food and Drug, Kapaa
4-831 Kuhio Highway
808-822-2191

Southshore Pharmacy, Koloa
5330 Koloa Road, Ste. 2
808-742-7511

 

Health Plans

Health Plan Hawaii Plus/
Health Plan Hawaii

808-245-3393

HMSA Blue Cross Blue Shield
808-245-3393
www.hmsa.com

HMA Inc.
808-951-4621
www.hma-inc.com

DirectCARE MEDICAL PLAN
toll free 877-540-0040

Kapiolani Health Hawaii
800-363-6512

Queen's Health Plans
800-345-4185
800-242-6788
808-245-7341

 

Health Services

American Heart Association
808-245-7311

Malama Pono
HIV Service Agency of Kauai

808-822-0878

St. Francis Medical Center
Kauai Dialysis Satellite Facility

808-245-2972