Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Buses run more or less hourly from 5:30am to 6pm. The fare is $1.50, or 75ยข
for children ages 7 to 18. (Kids 6 and under ride free.)
FAST FACTS:
Kauai
American Express
There's no local office on the island.
Babysitters
Call
PATCH
(
&
808/839-1988
), or your hotel can refer you to
qualified babysitters.
Dentists
Emergency dental care is available from
Dr. Mark A. Baird,
4-9768 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa (
&
808/822-9393
); and from
Dr. Michael Furge-
son,
4347 Rice St., Lihue (
&
808/246-6960
).
Doctors
Walk-ins are accepted at
Kauai Medical Clinic,
3-3420 Kuhio
Hwy., Suite B, Lihue (
&
808/245-1500,
or 808/245-1831 after hours). You
can also try the
North Shore Clinic,
Kilauea and Oka roads, Kilauea
(
&
808/828-1418
);
Koloa Clinic,
5371 Koloa Rd. (
&
808/742-1621
);
Eleele
Clinic,
3292 Waialo Rd. (
&
808/335-0499
); or
Kapaa Clinic,
3-1105 Kuhio
Hwy. (
&
808/822-3431
).
Drugstores
There are no 24-hour pharmacies on Kauai. On the south side
of the island, try the
Southshore Pharmacy,
5330 Koloa Rd., Koloa (
&
808/
742-7511); on the north side,
Northshore Pharmacy,
2460 Oka, Kilauea
(
&
808/828-1844); and between them,
Longs Drugs,
4-831 Kuhio Hwy.,
Lihue (
&
808/822-4915).
Emergencies
Dial
&
911
for police, fire, and ambulance service. The
Poi-
son Control Center
can be reached at
&
800/362-3585.
Hospitals
Wilcox Health System,
3420 Kuhio Hwy., Lihue (
&
808/245-1100
),
has emergency services available around the clock.
Internet Access
To get online in the Poipu area, go to
Koloa Country
Store,
5356 Kolo Rd. (
&
808/742-1255); in Waimea,
Na Pali Explorer,
9935
Kaumualii Hwy. (
&
808/338-9999); in Kapaa,
Business Support Services,
4-1191 Kuhio Hwy. (
&
808/822-5504); and in Hanalei,
Bali Hai Photo,
5-5190 Kuhio Hwy. (
&
808/826-9181), or
Akamai Computer Technology,
5-4280 Kuhio Hwy. (
&
808/826-1042). The public library (see below) offers
free Internet access.
Libraries
There are six branches of the public library on Kauai; for the
location nearest you and hours of operation, check www.librarieshawaii.
org/locations. The Lihue branch, 4344 Hardy St. (
&
808/241-3222
), is open
Monday and Wednesday from 11am to 7pm, and Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday from 9am to 4:30pm.
Newspapers
The
Garden Island
is the island's daily paper. The
Honolulu
Advertiser
and the
Honolulu Star Bulletin
are circulated statewide.
Police
For non-emergencies, call
&
808/245-9711.
Post Office
The main post office is at 4441 Rice St., Lihue. To find the
branch office nearest you, call
&
800/ASK-USPS.
Radio
The most popular stations are
KHPR
(88.1 or 90.7 FM), the National
Public Radio station;
KONG
(570 AM), news, talk, and sports;
KUAI
(720
AM), Hawaiian and contemporary music, surf reports, sports;
KKCR
(91.9
and 90.9 FM), nonprofit community radio with various formats;
KONG