Kauai police offer free car seat safety checks for families
Kauai parents and guardians could get car seats checked free in Līhue, where technicians looked for installation mistakes that federal stats say are common.
The Kauai Police Department offered a free child car seat safety check in Līhue, with technicians at the Target parking lot, 4303 Nawiliwili Road, from 9 a.m. to noon. The County of Kauai reminded parents and guardians about the service in its July 16 briefing and Facebook video channel, one of three free car safety checks the department hosted in July.
A July 10 county release titled KPD Announces Free Car Seat Safety Checks in July announced the monthlong effort. At the checks, trained technicians could confirm whether a seat matched a child’s age and size, whether it was installed correctly and whether the harness was adjusted properly. Federal statistics put the share of child seats installed wrong at about 46 percent, which means many caregivers may be driving with a seat that looks secure but would not perform the way they expect in a crash.
The service was aimed at parents of infants and young children, but it also fit grandparents, foster caregivers and kinship caregivers who handle school runs, errands and rides across Kauai. For families who rely on a single car for long commutes between communities, the free inspection was available in a central Līhue parking lot.
The July reminder followed a similar county announcement in June, and the county had also promoted a free car seat check in September 2024 for National Child Passenger Safety Week.
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