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Barbers Point Light

Lighthouse · Honolulu County, Hawaii

I always like to see lighthouses and there are a couple on the island of Oahu. This one is on Barber's Point. I have to admit, it isn't the prettiest lighthouse
I always like to see lighthouses and there are a couple on the island of Oahu. This one is on Barber's Point. I have to admit, it isn't the prettiest lighthouse · Pete Markham from Loretto, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barbers Point Light is a lighthouse in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Hawaii has 17 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Honolulu County.

It was built in 1933, in the interwar years, making it the 11th oldest of the 13 in Hawaii with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 72 feet tall (5th tallest of 9 measured in Hawaii); its light sits 85 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 7.5s (a white flash every 7.5 seconds), with a range of about 24 nautical miles; it guards Pacific Ocean.

Status check, 2026-11: The current concrete tower replaced the 42-ft coral-stone tower from 1888, which was knocked down after the new one was lit in December 1933. Its height is also listed as 71 ft or 76 ft, so the 1888 date in the record refers to the original tower. It stands at 21.2964° N, 158.1062° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1933
Tower height72 ft
Focal height85 ft
Light characteristicFl W 7.5s
Range24 nautical miles
Body of waterPacific Ocean
Coordinates21.29640, -158.10620

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Questions

Where is Barbers Point Light?

Barbers Point Light is in Honolulu County, Hawaii, at 21.2964, -158.1062.

How many lighthouses are in Honolulu County?

Honolulu County, Hawaii has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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