Lihue, HI, United States
Landing Point · US United States
Connected Cables
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System (HICS) | Active |
| Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) | Active |
| Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) | Active |
Live Performance
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-05-16 through 2026-09-21 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
Measurement sources
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| own probe | Jerusalem IL | 11 | 161.3 ms |
| own probe | Almaty KZ | 10 | 210.2 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 9 | 194.3 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 9 | 262.0 ms |
| #6487 | control probe | 7 | 246.4 ms |
| #1010871 | control probe | 6 | 94.9 ms |
| #1016563 | control probe | 6 | 106.4 ms |
| #14720 | control probe | 3 | 97.2 ms |
| own probe | Moscow RU | 3 | 135.8 ms |
| own probe | Minsk BY | 2 | 153.9 ms |
| own probe | Tbilisi GE | 2 | 171.2 ms |
| #1017450 | control probe | 1 | 94.6 ms |
| #1017679 | control probe | 1 | 94.7 ms |
About Lihue, HI, United States
Lihue, HI, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 21.9749°, -159.3686°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.
Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) | 2026 | 740 km | Ocean Networks, University of Hawai’i |
| Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) | 1997 | 529 km | Hawaiian Telcom, Lumen |
| Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System (HICS) | 1994 | 479 km | Hawaiian Telcom |
Operators landing at Lihue, HI, United States
Cables landing at Lihue, HI, United States are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Hawaiian Telcom, Lumen, Ocean Networks, University of Hawai’i. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.
Connectivity profile
From Lihue, HI, United States, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include United States.
Monitoring status
No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Lihue, HI, United States in the past 90 days - all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) (2026) - Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Barber’s Point, Hilo, Kahului, Kaunakakai, Lihue, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
- Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) (1997) - Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 7 coastal and island locations including Kaunakakai, Kawaihae, Kihei, Koko Head, Lihue, and 2 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
- Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System (HICS) (1994) - Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System (HICS) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 5 coastal and island locations including Kawaihae, Kihei, Ko Olina, Koko Head, Lihue. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
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Landing Point
- CountryUS United States
- Coordinates21.9749°N 159.3686°W
- Connected Cables3
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