Lawai, Hawaii

About Lawai

Lawai is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.

Lawai holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.06 square miles.

📰 Lawai News Today

• California man dies while snorkeling at Hawaii beach SFGATE · Nov 25
• Kauai Pie Wars: Surprising New Bakery Just Changed The Game Beat of Hawaii · Nov 26
• Thomas Mitsunaga Obituary (2024) - Lawai, HI hawaiiobituaries.com · Aug 11
• Cheap Eats with Guy Hagi: Lawai'a Fish Company Hawaii News Now · Aug 26
• Lawai, Hawaii Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lawai Unique

• The only place in America named Lawai — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
• Positioned in northwestern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lawai

• Drift Kauai Restaurant & Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lawai

• McBryde Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lawai

🏘️ Nearby Communities