Welcome to Lihue ...

Lihue is located on the island of Kauai.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lihue, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Lihue is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Lihue lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Lihue is located in the (808) area code.

The ZIP code for Lihue: 96766<2>

Websites for Lihue ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kauaichamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lihue, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lihue ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lihue.

• Wailua Homesteads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wailua Homesteads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua Homesteads
• Wailua
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wailua <4>
• Kapaa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapaa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaa <4>
• Kealia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kealia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealia <4>
• Koloa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koloa <4>
• Omao
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omao
• Lawai
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawai <4>
• Poipu
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poipu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poipu <4>
• Kalaheo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaheo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaheo <4>
• Anahola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahola <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lihue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lihue.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lihue. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lihue.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lihue ...

Looking for more information about Lihue? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lihue, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lihue.

Adding Lihue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lihue in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lihue was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lihue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lihue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/