Hawaii / Kauai County

#3 of 4 HI counties · 29 structures

Cell towers in Kauai County, HI

The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Kauai County, 10% of Hawaii's 293 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 7 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 29
  2. 2Tallest 406 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Verizon
  4. 4Median height (state 97 ft) 78 ft
Structures
29
rank 3 of 4 in HI
Most common type
Tower
34% of structures
Over 200 feet
2
7% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Kauai County

17 different registrants own the 29 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Verizon7County of Kauai4Private owners2Crown Castle2STC Two LLC2HAWAII, STATE OF2American Tower1Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.1
Constructed structures in Kauai County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 78 feet, 19 feet shorter than the Hawaii median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Lihue at 406 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 1990s.

Tower10Pole10Monopole4Lattice tower3Guyed tower1On a building1
Structures in Kauai County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s111990s52000s72010s52020s
Structures in Kauai County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1049182Lattice tower406 ft2013LihuePacific Radio Group, Inc.
1054046Tower350 ft1993EleeleMcBryde Sugar Company LLC
1316451Lattice tower180 ft2024LihueHAWAII, STATE OF
1005012Tower167 ft1995Waiokapua BayPrivate owner (name withheld)
1014006Guyed tower159 ft1999LihueAmerican Towers LLC
1221243Tower144 ft1998KekahaCounty of Kauai
1262359Tower108 ft1995LihueCCTM1 LLC
1295918Pole100 ft2016PunaCellco Partnership
1245304Monopole95 ft2005KekahaSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1276215Tower92 ft1990EleeleCarvalho Enterprises Inc.
1221242Tower91 ft1998KekahaCounty of Kauai
1245392Tower90 ft2004003-Awp-4853-OeCellco Partnership
1019388Tower80 ft1969HanamauluHawaiian Telcom, Inc.
1231633Pole80 ft2002LihueSTC Two LLC
1286772Pole78 ft2013KaumakaniAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1005014Pole77 ft1993ManaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1231251Pole76 ft2002LihueSTC Two LLC
1298772Pole75 ft2017LihueCellco Partnership
1310435Monopole75 ft2020LihueCellco Partnership
1005013Pole70 ft1995LihueCCATT LLC
1236434Pole70 ft2002KilaueaVB RUN, LLC
1310429Monopole70 ft2021OmoaCellco Partnership
1320618On a building65 ft2022LihueT-Mobile West LLC
1288552Monopole60 ft2024LihueHAWAII, STATE OF
1296981Pole53 ft2017LihueCellco Partnership
1206809Pole51 ft1998HanamaulaCounty of Kauai
1219100Tower51 ft1998LihueCounty of Kauai
1277442Tower50 ft2011LihueCellco Partnership
1311968Lattice tower30 ft2019LihueNational Weather Service

If you have a tower lease in Kauai County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Hawaii with similar tower counts: Honolulu County (164), Hawaii County (74), Maui County (26).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.