Kauai County, HI elected officials: county council, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Kauai County: 9 seats on 3 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 3 local governments in Kauai County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
0
0
School districts (school boards)
0
0
Special districts (elected boards)
2
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Kauai County
73,731people
43.1median ageU.S.: 38.9
$97,668 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
30.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$873,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
14.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4%U.S.: 8.4%
52%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
42.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.6% · White 28.7% · Black 0.8% · Asian 30% · Other or more than one race 29.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Kauai County
5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.1%. Hawaii: 3.2%.
36,693people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
38,646in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.1%
1,953
36,693
38,646
August 2026
2.5%
982
37,914
38,896
July 2026
2.4%
917
37,532
38,449
June 2026
2.7%
1,044
37,210
38,254
May 2026
2.1%
803
36,996
37,799
April 2026
2.2%
835
36,767
37,602
March 2026
2.2%
839
36,650
37,489
February 2026
2.3%
843
36,517
37,360
January 2026
2.1%
779
36,638
37,417
December 2025
2.2%
812
36,519
37,331
November 2025
2.4%
902
36,792
37,694
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.1%
791
36,690
37,481
August 2025
2.0%
768
37,446
38,214
July 2025
2.0%
768
37,473
38,241
June 2025
2.5%
950
36,934
37,884
May 2025
1.9%
701
36,563
37,264
April 2025
2.0%
748
36,833
37,581
March 2025
2.1%
778
36,940
37,718
February 2025
2.3%
853
36,668
37,521
January 2025
2.3%
867
36,824
37,691
December 2024
2.3%
862
36,260
37,122
November 2024
2.6%
987
36,619
37,606
October 2024
2.4%
912
36,396
37,308
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.2%
813
36,880
37,693
2024
2.4%
901
36,156
37,057
2023
2.5%
919
35,804
36,723
2022
3.4%
1,223
34,905
36,128
2021
8.1%
2,911
32,902
35,813
2020
16.3%
5,847
30,045
35,892
2019
2.5%
939
36,293
37,232
2018
2.5%
908
36,041
36,949
2017
2.2%
822
36,412
37,234
2016
3.1%
1,144
35,619
36,763
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Hawaii's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Kauai County
233.0 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 205.1.
1,865.7 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 1,603.8.
1murders2025, 171 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
171
233.0
1,369
1,865.7
2024
214
285.7
1,521
2,030.4
2023
209
281.9
1,523
2,054.4
2022
196
264.3
1,295
1,746.2
2021
216
292.4
1,022
1,383.4
2020
194
269.0
1,083
1,501.6
2019
235
325.6
1,774
2,458.3
2018
199
276.1
1,915
2,657.4
2017
183
253.3
1,813
2,509.2
2016
169
187.8
1,492
1,658.2
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Kauai Police Department
2025
171
1,369
73,376
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Hawaii · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.79 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 73,376 people.
131sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
46civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Kauai Police Department
131
46
73,376
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
131
1.79
46
1
2024
129
1.72
46
1
2023
132
1.78
54
1
2022
141
1.90
57
1
2021
145
1.96
56
1
2020
136
1.89
60
1
2019
132
1.83
54
1
2018
137
1.90
53
1
2017
141
1.95
52
1
2016
150
2.09
47
1
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Kauai County Prosecuting Attorney?
Rebecca V. Like is the Prosecuting Attorney of Kauai County, Hawaii.
Who are the Kauai County commissioners?
Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. (Councilmember); Mel Rapozo (Councilmember); Arryl J. Kaneshiro (Councilmember); Addison Bulosan (Councilmember); Felicia Cowden (Councilmember); KipuKai Kualii (Councilmember); Fern Anuenue Holland (Councilmember); Derek S.K. Kawakami (Mayor).
What is the population of Kauai County?
About 73,731 people, with a median age of 43.1; the median household income is $97,668 and 9.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Kauai County?
5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,953 people unemployed in a labor force of 38,646, against 2.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Kauai County?
3 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 2 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Hawaii Office of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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