Kauai County Phone Directory

Kauai County covers the Garden Isle and the small island of Niihau. Most offices sit in Lihue, the county seat, along Rice Street. This Kauai County phone directory pulls the main lines together so a call lands at the right desk on the first try. Use the phone directory to reach the County Clerk, the Fifth Circuit Court, the Kauai Police Department, and the Real Property Tax Office. Each listing below carries the street address, the main number, a fax when one is published, and a link to the office page.

Kauai County Clerk Phone Directory

The Office of the County Clerk sits at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209, Lihue, HI 96766. Main phone is (808) 241-4188. Fax runs to (808) 241-6349. County Clerk Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa can be reached at jtanigawa@kauai.gov. The Council Services desk uses cokcouncil@kauai.gov. This office is the core stop on any Kauai County phone directory list, since it holds council files, ordinances, and resolutions going back many years.

The Clerk's Office runs two branches. Council Services backs up the seven council members and the committees. The Elections Division sits a block away at 4386 Rice Street, Suite 101, Lihue, HI 96766. Elections phone is (808) 241-4800. Fax is (808) 241-6207. Email is elections@kauai.gov. Call here for voter registration, ballot drop-off sites, and candidate filing. Deputy County Clerk Lyndon M. Yoshioka handles day-to-day ops. Staff also run document reproduction for other Kauai County agencies, so copy requests often route through this phone directory line.

Fifth Circuit Court Phone Directory

The Fifth Circuit Court serves Kauai County and the island of Niihau. The court works out of Puuhonoa Kaulike Building, 3970 Kaana Street, Lihue, HI 96766. Main phone is (808) 482-2300. Family Court uses (808) 482-2611. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The court handles civil, criminal, probate, and family cases for Kauai County.

District Family Judge Stephanie R.S. Char sits on Kauai. The Legal Documents Branch at the Fifth Circuit keeps paper files, and staff will pull a case by number or party name. Certified copies come from the same branch. eCourt Kokua and Ho'ohiki, both linked from the Hawaii Judiciary records page, let you read most case data from home. A call to the phone directory line beats a drive from the north shore or the west side when the case number is already on hand.

Fees at the Fifth Circuit follow the statewide sheet. Flat $3 per document covers 1 to 30 pages. Each extra page past 30 adds $0.10. Certifying a document adds $2. Exemplifying a document adds $4. Public access terminals inside the courthouse let you read case files on screen for no cost, which fits well for longer records.

Kauai Police Department Phone Directory

The Kauai Police Department sits at 3990 Kaana Street, Suite 200, Lihue, HI 96766. Main line is (808) 241-1900. Dispatch Center takes calls at (808) 241-1711. Crime Stoppers is (808) 246-8300. The department maintains police records, incident logs, and arrest records for Kauai County under the terms of chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Kauai Police Department phone directory runs long. Chief's Office Private Secretary is at (808) 241-1603 with a fax to (808) 241-1604. Support Services Bureau uses (808) 241-1923 for the Assistant Chief and (808) 241-1934 for the Captain. Police Records Unit Supervisor is (808) 241-1660. Police Records Clerk is (808) 241-1929. Weapons Registration Clerk is (808) 241-1663. Fax for the bureau is (808) 241-1659. Police Operations Bureau uses (808) 241-1696 and (808) 241-1907. District commanders hold their own lines too.

District commander lines on the Kauai County phone directory:

• Kawaihau at (808) 246-8104
• Lihue at (808) 241-1638
• Waimea at (808) 338-1831

For a formal records request, the records desk takes UIPA requests under chapter 92F HRS. Call the records desk first. That move often saves a wait when the report number is not yet filed. Active case limits may apply, so a short call ahead helps.

Kauai County Phone Directory Master List

Kauai County runs a full online Kauai County Phone and Email Directory that lists every department by division. Most departments operate out of the Moikeha Building at 4444 Rice Street, Lihue. The Mayor's Office sits there with Boards & Commissions at Suite 150, (808) 241-4917, asegreti@kauai.gov. County Attorney Office is at Suite 220, (808) 241-4930. Office of Economic Development is at Suite 200, (808) 241-4946.

The master phone directory also lists Agency of Elderly Affairs at Suite 330, (808) 241-4470, elderlyaffairs@kauai.gov. Driver Licensing works out of Finance Treasury Division at Suite A480, (808) 241-4242. Public Works Building Division sits at Suite 175, (808) 241-4854. Public Works Automotive runs from 2820 Wehe Road, (808) 241-6625. Council Services, at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209, uses (808) 241-4188 and takes written testimony at counciltestimony@kauai.gov.

The Kauai County Council seats seven members. Chair Mel Rapozo takes calls at (808) 241-4188 and mrapozo@kauai.gov. Vice Chair KipuKai Kualii uses (808) 241-4097 and kkualii@kauai.gov. Main council email is councilmembers@kauai.gov. Office of the County Auditor sits at Hale Pumehana Building, 3083 Akahi Street, Room 201, Lihue, HI 96766. Auditor phone is (808) 241-4188, fax (808) 241-6349, email auditor@kauai.gov. The council keeps meeting minutes, agendas, and council communications open to the public, which is why the phone directory for that building lists several lines.

Kauai County Tax and Property Phone Directory

Kauai County Real Property Tax Office sits at 4444 Rice Street, Suite 454, Lihue, HI 96766. Phone is (808) 241-4224. The office publishes assessed values, tax classes, and sales history through the qPublic system. The Bureau of Conveyances at the state level records deeds and other land documents that feed the local tax rolls.

Kauai County records vary by record class. The Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records office holds birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates for residents of Kauai. Copies come with a fee, and staff will mail the paper out once the request is approved. Vital records stay statewide rather than county-level, even when the event took place on Kauai. A short note on that fact saves time when you first pick up the phone directory.

Short list of related Kauai County phone directory stops for property work:

• Real Property Tax Office at (808) 241-4224
• Public Works Building Division at (808) 241-4854
• County Attorney Office at (808) 241-4930

The Real Property Tax Office staff will walk a caller through the Tax Estimator tool and the Public Record Search online. Both tools pull the same data as the office counter, so a phone call often solves the need without a trip to Lihue.

UIPA Requests in Kauai County

Public records in Kauai County follow chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, known as the Uniform Information Practices Act. The Office of Information Practices runs the UIPA for every state, county, and city agency. OIP's Attorney of the Day service is free. Call (808) 586-1400 or email oip@hawaii.gov. Most replies come back within 24 hours, which saves time on a Kauai County phone directory lookup.

When a Kauai County agency denies a record, an appeal goes to OIP at no cost. Rulings can move to court if either side needs a fresh review. The DCCA open records page carries the common UIPA request form used across the state. That same form works at the County Clerk desk in Lihue and at the Kauai Police Department records unit. Ask OIP first if the right desk is not clear.

Criminal history for Kauai County routes through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. Main line is (808) 587-3100. The Hawaii Documents Center at the Hawaii State Library also holds copies of Kauai County reports and ordinances. Library phone is (808) 586-3500. Older files often sit in storage, so a call ahead saves a wasted trip. The phone directory line to the reference desk is the best first move for research on Kauai County records older than ten years.