Surfing Waves

Flight and vehicle rental were reasonable... When I started doing a search for accomm I was blown away.

Average above $200-300 a night at most hotels.
$75 to sleep in the back of a van in a parking lot at the beach on AirBNB, not a lie.
$100 to sleep in a tent with a mattress on the ground on some guys property.

This is for early November...

I'm just going to take my tent and rent an suv... stay at the county and state campgrounds.

Try these websites.

Written in 2016 and shows rates of $65 and $80 / nite. Short list at bottom of page shows one as low as $117 or so.
https://solotravelerworld.com/budget-ac ... -in-kauai/

First one on this page is about $110 / nite
https://hulalandblog.com/7-kauai-budget-hotels/

Yeah any kind of housing is expensive. Make sure you apply for camping permits prior to when you need them