Kilauea School · Photo: Joel Bradshaw · Public domainLiving in Kilauea, HI: what to set up and who to call
Kilauea 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 Kilauea comes from the Kilauea water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% 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 Kilauea, 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 Kilauea.
Power comes from Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (Kauai Island Utility Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kilauea. 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 Kilauea water system
The Kilauea water system supplies Kilauea: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 3,420 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. HI0000407.
3 home internet providers serve Kilauea
100% of 868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Hawaiian Telcom | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,850/2,850 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
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 Kilauea.
Hanalai Transfer Station
This isn’t Kilauea’s own facility. Whether Kilauea 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.
Kilauea 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
Kilauea 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.
Kilauea is in ZIP code 96754
ZIP codes where Kilauea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kilauea | ZIP’s residents in Kilauea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96754 | Kilauea, HI | 100% | 69% |
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 Kilauea
Who supplies Kilauea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kilauea water system (EPA ID HI0000407). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Kilauea?
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 Kilauea?
Spectrum, Hawaiian Telcom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kilauea?
96754. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kilauea in?
Hawaii Department of Education.
How do I register to vote in Kilauea?
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.