![]() Aloha from Dr. Becky Rhoades About Us Events Calendar Adopt a Pet Meet Your Match: Dogs View All Dogs View All Cats Boarding Services Quarantine Services Spay/Neuter & ID Programs Dog Training Programs Save Our Shearwaters Humane Education Freddie's Dog Park Membership & Donations Volunteering Thrift Shop Newsletter Archives KHS Annual Report (PDF) Dr. Becky's Blog Puzzles & Games Lost & Found Animal Laws Dog Bite Prevention Tips Emergency Shelter Info (PDF) Disaster Preparation (PDF) Estate Planning for Pets (PDF) The True Tale of Hokget (PDF) Other Resources Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3330 Lihue, HI 96766-6330 Physical Address: 3-825 Kaumualii Highway Lihue, Hawaii 96766 Shelter Hours Tuesday - Friday 8am - 6pm
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![]() The Kauai Humane Society was established by the community in 1952 as a local non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to protect Kauai’s animals. We opened our new home on Grove Farm property just west of Lihue in 2001 thanks to the generous support of many individuals, families, businesses and foundations. We are an independent animal welfare organization and not a chapter of any mainland or Hawaii group.
What is our mission?The Kauai Humane Society is dedicated to ensuring compassionate, informed care of all Kauai's animals and promoting the human-animal bond. Who are we?Board of DirectorsLaura Wiley, PresidentElizabeth Freitas, 1st Vice President Jeffrey Kennedy, 2nd Vice President Sandra Day, Treasurer Orianna Skomoroch, Secretary Directors: Paul Douglass, Naomi Giovanni, Leticia Lee, Leslie Milnes, Maureen Mulvihill, Dawn Murata, Betty Unanian, and Joyce Weidman, DVM Leadership TeamRebecca Rhoades, D.V.M., CAWA, Executive DirectorJerry Rich, Director of Operations Dawn Ushio, D.V.M., Staff Veterinarian Joyce Takayama, Business Manager Denise Hohu, Customer Care Manager Jessica Venneman, Field Services Manager Adria Fisher, Thrift Store Manager How do we serve the people and animals of Kauai?We are the only animal care resource center on Kauai where all animals are welcomed, rescued, protected and sheltered every day, all day. We are the pet lost and found center for Kauai and offer pet adoption services daily. We provide convenient subsidized pet spay/neuter services for free to the community to control pet overpopulation. We provide animal management services for the County of Kauai to maintain harmony with animals in our neighborhoods. We protect Kauai’s animals by investigating all reports of animal abuse and neglect. We advocate for animals by promoting effective legislation. We provide the only pet cremation services for the island. We provide state approved quarantine services for mainland pets entering Kauai. We offer a variety of education programs and dog training classes to promote proper care of animals and enhance the human-animal bond. We are Kauai’s first emergency pet friendly disaster shelter to protect our families in the event of another storm like Hurricane Iniki.
We provide pet boarding services and Freddie’s off leash dog park to members of the Society. How are we funded?We work closely with other animal welfare groups nationally and locally to protect Kauai's animals but receive no funding from these organizations. Annually, we apply for a grant from Kauai county government to provide animal management services and a low cost pet spay-neuter program for Kauai residents. Our other community services and programs are funded by our Lihue thrift store, fees for services, grants, and donations from supportive and generous individuals, businesses and community organizations. We receive no state or federal funding.
Privacy PolicyThe Kauai Humane Society respects and values your right to privacy and makes every effort to ensure that your privacy is protected. We will not give or sell your personal information that we collect to any outside third parties.What do we do?In the summer of 2001, we moved from Hanapepe to our beautiful new home just west of Lihue where we provide many community services in addition to sheltering lost and homeless pets:
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