USCGC Kukui (WLB-203) is the third cutter in the Juniper-class 225 ft (69 m) of seagoing buoy tenders and is the third ship to bear the name.

Kukui conducts heavy lift aids-to-navigation operations, and law enforcement, homeland security, environmental pollution response, and search and rescue as directed.

[2] She has a single controllable-pitch propeller, which along with bow and stern thrusters allow the ship to be maneuvered to set buoys close offshore and in restricted waters.

[1] While stationed in Hawaii, Kukui was involved in the rescue of a Taiwanese fisherman from the fishing vessel Sheng Yi Tsai No.

A C-130 Hercules from Air Station Kodiak landed at the abandoned airfield after the crew of Kukui swept the airstrip for debris.