Kīlauea, Hawaii

For information on the volcano, see Kīlauea.

Kīlauea, Hawaii
Census-designated place
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22.21°N 159.41°W / 22.21; -159.41
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Kauai
Area
• Total	5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
• Land	4.97 sq mi (12.87 km2)
• Water	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Elevation	292 ft (89 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,014
• Density	606/sq mi (234/km2)
Time zone	UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
ZIP codes	96722, 96754
Area code	808
FIPS code	15-36650
GNIS feature ID	0361214

Kīlauea is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 3,014.

Kīlauea shares the name of the active volcano Kīlauea on the island of Hawaii. The name translates to "spewing" or "much spreading" in the Hawaiian language.

Geography

Historic Kīlauea Point Lighthouse built in 1913 on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

Kīlauea is on the northeastern shore of Kauai and is bordered to the west by Kalihiwai and to the north by the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Route 56 passes through the south side of the community, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to Hanalei and east 6 miles (10 km) to the Moloaa area which includes Moloaa Forest Reserve and overlooks Moloaa Bay.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kilauea CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km²), of which 4.9 square miles (12.8 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), or 5.7%, are water.