Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

Barbers Point Light is a lighthouse on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. 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.

Barbers Point Light

the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)
Hawaii
Location	Barbers Point Kapolei Oahu
Coordinates	21°17′47.0″N 158°06′22.3″W
Year first lit	1888 (first tower) 1933 (second tower)
Automated	1964
Foundation	masonry
Construction	concrete
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1964
Markings / pattern	white tower
Tower height	42 feet (13 m) (first tower) 72 feet (22 m) (second tower)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m) (second tower)
Original lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens
Current lens	aerobeacon DCB-224
Range	24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 7.5s.
Admiralty number	G7430
ARLHS number	HAW-001
USCG number	6-29650[1]
Managing agent	City of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (Barbers Point Beach Park)

Keepers

• 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
• Fred E. Robins, Sr. 1953 – 1964[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Hawaii

Notes

1. Lighthouses Directory
2. Lighthouse Friends Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

References

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Hawaii". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
• "Barbers Point, HI". lighthousefriends. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

External links

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.