The Waimea District Commander is Lieutenant Trent Shimabukuro. He can be reached at (808) 338-1831, or Tshimabukuro@Kauai.gov
The Waimea District begins at the Halfway Bridge located on Kaumuali‘i Highway vicinity of State Mile Marker 5 to the far Westside of the Island (Polihale), to include Kokee State Park.
Within this area of responsibility includes the communities of:
- Koloa/Poipu
- Lawai/Omao
- Kalāheo
- Eleele
- Hanapēpē
- Kaumakani
- Makaweli
- Waimea
- Kekaha
The Waimea Sub-Station is located 23 miles west of Līhuʻe and has been shared with the Kaua‘i Fire Department since 1976.
There are currently twenty-eight (28) employees assigned to the Waimea District which consists of a District Commander (Lieutenant), three (3) Sergeants and a Senior Clerk.
The Waimea District encompasses approximately half of the Island of Kaua‘i, or 311 square miles.