Kauai County

The County of Kauai includes the islands of Kauai and Niihau. Kauai is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. To learn how to reduce your risk to various natural hazards click on one of the above hazards.

Three hurricanes have severely impacted Kauai over the past 40 years. Hurricane Iniki, for example, had gusts up to 160 miles per hour, destroyed 1,421 houses, and damaged over 13,000 homes in 1992.

Other natural hazards also threaten Kauai. In September of 1996, heavy rains led to flooding of Hanalei town and temporary closure of the Hanalei Bridge, the only way residents can access the rest of the island.