Lehua, 1922
A common very showy chiefly Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collinus) of the myrtle family having bright red flowers and a hard wood; also: its flower
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Tender History:
The 38-foot, steel-hulled, shallow water buoy boat Lehua served in the 19th Lighthouse District and was based out of Honolulu, at least from 1922 to 1936.
Sources:
Douglas Peterson. United States Lighthouse Service Tenders, 1840-1939. Annapolis: Eastwind Publishing, 2000.