Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

For the lighthouse on Lake Champlain, see Barber's Point Light (New York).

Barbers Point Light
the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)
Hawaii
Location	Barbers Point on the southwest corner of Oahu
Coordinates	21°17′47.0″N 158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W / 21.296389; -158.106194Coordinates: 21°17′47.0″N 158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W / 21.296389; -158.106194
Year first lit	1888 (first tower) 1933 (second tower)
Automated	1964
Foundation	masonry
Construction	concrete
Tower shape	white cylindrical 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
Characteristic	Fl W 7.5s
Admiralty number	G7430
ARLHS number	HAW-001
USCG number	6-29650^[1]

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.

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]

Notes

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Hawaii". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
"Barbers Point,HI". lighthousefriends. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbers Point Light (Hawaii).

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

Lighthouses of Hawaii

Aloha Tower Barbers Point Light Cape Kumukahi Light Diamond Head Light Kauhola Point Light Kilauea Light Mahukona Light Makapuu Point Light

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types

Lists by states	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Lists by associated states	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau

Other areas	District of Columbia Morocco

Category Portal WikiProject

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.