Mr. Titcomb died in 1883. His wife passed away in 1881. They both lie buried together with a young son, Charles, in a family cemetery back of the Kilauea home.
Hanalei in History by Elsie H. Wilcox, p. 14 | Reprinted by the Kauai Historical Society Publication, “The Kauai Papers” 1991
Where is the cemetery located?
The cemetery is located on the backside of Kīlauea Elementary School between Liliʻuokalani Street and Kamaliʻi Street.
Is there public access to the cemetery?
In 2013, the cemetery was accessible from the roadway on Liliʻuokalani Street. As of 2019, access to the cemetery is through an easement/pathway just off Kamaliʻi Street. To reach the easement, head north on Liliʻuokalani Street toward Kahe Street. Turn left onto Kahe Street. Turn left onto Kamali’i Street and head to the end on the left.
The cemetery images below were taken by ʻOhana Titcomb relatives and used with permission (2013). Map images are screenshots from the Kauai County Real Property Assessment Division property search (public domain). The date in parenthesis is the year the photo was taken or the image created.
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AFTER home at 2484 Lili’uokalani St was built in 2016
The images below were taken in 2019. The center image is a screenshot from the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs KIPUKA database. The area outlined in green is the location of the Titcomb Family Cemetery. The red highlight is the only access to the gravesites. The path leading from Kamaliʻi Street is behind the truck next to the brown house, it is the only entrance to the cemetery. The house outlined in yellow has a fenced-in yard which does not allow access from Liliʻuokalani Street. The blue highlight is a neighboring house without a fence. The homeowner maintains the easement area (in red) which provides access to his home from Kamaliʻi Street. A zoomed-out image of the cemetery overgrowth can be seen looking towards the blue house and the back of Kīlauea Elementary School.
In 2019, members of ʻOhana Titcomb visited the cemetery and found that it had been overgrown by grass, shrubs, fruit tree, and towering ti-leaf plants. The following images show the overgrowth of the cemetery.
In 2021, more members of our ʻohana visited the cemetery and with our Kauaʻi ʻohana did a cleaning of the cemetery. The following images show the cemetery cleared of overgrowth (more images to come).
What can I do to help the cemetery?
Titcombs of Hawaii is working diligently on a plan to invite Charles & Kanikele Titcomb descendants to kōkua the cemetery moving forward. More information will be made on this website and through our social media platforms.