Kilauea Point

Year Established:
1913
Existing:
Yes
Source:
Clipping Files
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
NORTH OF KILAUEA/KAUAI ISLAND
Latitude:
22° 14.05'
Longitude:
159° 24.17'
City / Town:
AMALU
U.S. State:
Hawaii
Location County:
KAUAI
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Kilauea Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1976
Year Tower Established:
1913
Tower Construction Material:
CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
216
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1913
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
LOCAL STONE
Other Structures:
2 ASST KEEPERS, 3 GARAGES, 3 CISTERNS, 1 OIL STORAGE BLDG, 1 RADIO BEACON ELECTRONICS BLDG (1929 RADIO BEACON TORN DOWN WithAUTOMATION)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1913
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017