WayfarrowMahukona Lighthouse
Lighthouse · Hawaii County, Hawaii
Mahukona Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Hawaii has 17 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Hawaii County.
It was built in 1915, in the early 20th century, making it the 5th oldest of the 13 in Hawaii with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 22 feet tall (8th tallest of 9 measured in Hawaii); its light sits 75 feet above the water; the light has a range of about 10 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1915; the structure is built of stone.
Status check, 2026-11: The current 22-ft square concrete pyramid dates from 1915 and replaced the original stone tower (1889/1899), whose remains are still just north of it; Wikidata's '22 m' is wrong. It stands at 20.1804° N, 155.9015° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 22 ft |
| Focal height | 75 ft |
| Range | 10 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1915 |
| Material | stone |
| Coordinates | 20.18036, -155.90150 |
Nearby places
- Mahukona Lighthouselighthouse · Hawaii County · 0 mi
- Mahukonaghost town · Hawaii County · 0.2 mi
- Kauhola Point Lightlighthouse · Hawaii County · 9.5 mi
- Lahuipuaaghost town · Hawaii County · 16.6 mi
- Kawailiʻulāghost town · Hawaii County · 16.8 mi
- Keʻāmukughost town · Hawaii County · 26.4 mi
- Palihoʻoukapapaghost town · Hawaii County · 28.3 mi
- Nuʻughost town · Maui County · 36 mi
- Makaʻeoghost town · Hawaii County · 37.8 mi
- Oloewaghost town · Maui County · 39.9 mi
- Honomāʻeleghost town · Maui County · 43.6 mi
- ʻUlaʻinoghost town · Maui County · 44.4 mi
Questions
Where is Mahukona Lighthouse?
Mahukona Lighthouse is in Hawaii County, Hawaii, at 20.1804, -155.9015.
How many lighthouses are in Hawaii County?
Hawaii County, Hawaii has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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