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Name: Nakalele Point Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Honokohau, Hawaii, United States

Location: Northwest point of the island of Maui.

Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Tower Height: 21

Height of Focal Plane: 142

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 2.5 seconds; range 6 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Pile structure.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1908: Mast, 40 feet tall. 1910: Light on a boxlike platform on the roof of the keeper's house, 18 feet tall. 1934: White skeleton tower, 45 feet tall.

Date Established: 1908

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Date Automated: 1922

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Keepers: John M. Hanuna (1910-1915), John K. Mahoe (1915-1917), Luther K. Kalama (1917-1922).


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