Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge lighthouse

A closeup of a lighthouse lamp with the ocean visible in the background

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge lighthouse

Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii sits on the northernmost point of Kauai. The lighthouse was built in 1913 as a navigational aid for commercial shipping between Asia and Hawaii. The original lens was designed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel.

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Lighthouse Lamp Shop

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Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

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Marine

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Cultural heritage

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

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Cultural resources

Historic sites

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