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Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

Barbers Point Light is a lighthouse on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.[1] The lighthouse stands on Barbers Point outside of Kalaeloa on the southwest tip of the island. It is named after Captain Henry Barber. The lighthouse was established in 1888. A second tower was built in 1933. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

Barbers Point Light
the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)
LocationBarbers Point
Kapolei
Oahu
Coordinates21°17′47.0″N 158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W / 21.296389; -158.106194
Tower
Constructed1888 
Foundationmasonry
Constructionconcrete
Automated1964
Height42 feet (13 m) (first tower)
72 feet (22 m) (second tower)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1964
Markingswhite tower
OperatorCity of Honolulu
Department of Parks and Recreation
(Barbers Point Beach Park)
Light
First lit1888 (first tower)
1933 (second tower)
Focal height85 feet (26 m) (second tower)
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens (original), aerobeacon DCB-224 (current)
Range24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 7.5s.
Barbers Point, 1937

Keepers edit

  • William Hatton Aalona 1888 – 1907
  • Isaac Kalua 1907
  • Harry Gregson 1907 – 1909
  • William F. Williams 1909
  • Samuel Apolo Amalu 1909 – 1913
  • Robert I. Reid 1913 – 1916
  • Manuel Ferreira 1916 – 1925
  • Charles K. Akana 1925 – 1929
  • Samuel Apolo Amalu 1929 – 1941
  • John M. Sweeney 1941
  • Manuel Ferreira 1942 – 1944
  • James Conrad 1945 - 1947
  • Fred E. Robins, Sr. 1953 – 1964[2]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ Lighthouse Friends February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

References edit

  • . United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  • . lighthousefriends. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

External links edit


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