Moloka'i Light Station (Kalaupapa Lighthouse)

Sept. 10, 2019

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Kalaupapa, HI (Aug. 13) -- Molokai Lighthouse; On Sep. 1 Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 3-25 formally adopted the lighthouse. They will be responsible for the lighthouse's routine maintenance and upkeep. The aid to navigation is located at one of the last few Hansens Disease Settlemment. USCG photo by PA3 Jacquelyn Zettles

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Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI (Aug. 13) -- Molokai Lighthouse; the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 3-25 officially "adopted" the lighthouse on Sept. 1, 1999. The auxiliary is now responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the lighthouse which is located at one of the few last Hansen's Disease Settlements. USCG photo by PA3 Jacquelyn Zettles

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Moloka'i (Kalaupapa) Lighthouse, Molokai Light, Kalawao County, Molokai, Hawaii

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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.