Lawai is a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, home to about 2,718 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96765, and parts of 96741 and 96756 are in Lawai too.
Homes sold for a median of $818 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
All in Lawai
Mostly Kalaheo; part is in Lawai
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lawai. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Lihue Airport (LIH)11 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Urban Honolulu, HI114 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lawai; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lawai had 2,578 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 86th largest of 163 towns in Hawaii by population.
Kauai County grew from 20,734 residents in 1900 to 73,298 in 2020.
Kauai County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 64°F. About 23.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Makaweli 965, HI weather station (8 miles away).
27,099 jobs at 2,281 businesses in Kauai County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lawai.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kalaheo, Koloa, Omao and Poipu.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.