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Moloka'i Light Station (Kalaupapa Lighthouse)

Sept. 10, 2019
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Moloka'i Light Station (Kalaupapa Lighthouse), Makanalua, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, Moloka'i Island, Hawaii

MOLOKAI (KALAUPAPA) LIGHT

NORTH SIDE OF KALAUPAPA PENINSULA NEAR KALAUPAPA, HAWAII
Station Established: 1909
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1909
Operational? YES
Automated? 1970
Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE WITH BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE
Original Lens: SECOND ORDER BIVALVE, FRESNEL

Historical Information:

  • Molokai Light is the tallest US lighthouse in the Pacific.
  • The light sits in the Kalaupapa National Park.
  • The light remains an active aid to navigation.
  • It is open to the public. Tours are by reservation.

Researched and written by Melissa Buckler, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.