Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

Barbers Point Light
	the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)
Location	Barbers Point; Kapolei ; Oahu
Coordinates	21°17′47.0″N158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W
Tower
Constructed	1888
Foundation	masonry
Construction	concrete
Automated	1964
Height	42 feet (13 m) (first tower); 72 feet (22 m) (second tower)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1964
Markings	white tower
Operator	City of Honolulu; Department of Parks and Recreation; (Barbers Point Beach Park)
Light
First lit	1888 (first tower); 1933 (second tower)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m) (second tower)
Lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), aerobeacon DCB-224 (current)
Range	24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 7.5s.

Last updated August 31, 2025

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.

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
James Conrad 1945 - 1947
Fred E. Robins, Sr. 1953 – 1964^[2]

Notes

↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ 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 May 1, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
"Barbers Point, HI". lighthousefriends. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.

External links

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

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

[2] Lighthouse Friends Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

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Keepers

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Notes

References

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Tower
the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)

Location	Barbers Point Kapolei Oahu
Coordinates	21°17′47.0″N158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W / 21.296389; -158.106194
Constructed	1888
Foundation	masonry
Construction	concrete
Automated	1964
Height	42 feet (13 m) (first tower) 72 feet (22 m) (second tower)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1964
Markings	white tower
Operator	City of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (Barbers Point Beach Park)

Light
First lit	1888 (first tower) 1933 (second tower)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m) (second tower)
Lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), aerobeacon DCB-224 (current)
Range	24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 7.5s.