Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Caracas1830 assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Hanalei, HI: what to set up and who to call
Hanalei has no town government of its own, so Kauai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hawaii Department of Education. Tap water in most of Hanalei comes from the Hanalei water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanalei, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Hanalei.
Power comes from Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (Kauai Island Utility Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hanalei. Its homes paid an average of 38.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $213 a month (its average across Hawaii).
Start or move service: website.kiuc.coop · (808) 246-4300
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hanalei water system
The Hanalei water system supplies Hanalei: about 59% of residents live in its service area. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. HI0000403.
3 home internet providers serve Hanalei
100% of 313 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hawaiian Telcom | Fiber | 83% | 2,850/2,850 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hanalei.
Hanalai Transfer Station
This isn’t Hanalei’s own facility. Whether Hanalei residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hanalei is in Hawaii Department of Education.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Hanalei is unincorporated, so Kauai County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanalei is in ZIP code 96714
ZIP codes where Hanalei residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanalei | ZIP’s residents in Hanalei |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96714 | Hanalei, HI | 100% | 29% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hanalei
Who supplies Hanalei’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hanalei water system (EPA ID HI0000403). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanalei?
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (Kauai Island Utility Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 38.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanalei?
Spectrum, Hawaiian Telcom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanalei?
96714. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanalei in?
Hawaii Department of Education.
How do I register to vote in Hanalei?
In Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Kauai County Clerk. Check your registration at olvr.hawaii.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.