Molokaʻi Light
Molokai Light, also known as U.S. Coast Guard Molokai Light, is a lighthouse in Kalawao County, Hawaii, on the island of Molokai. It was built in 1909 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “Kalaupapa Lighthouse”, “Moloka’i Light”, “Moloka’i Lighthouse”, “Molokai Light”, and “Molokai Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kalaupapa Airport and St. Francis Catholic Church.
Kalaupapa Airport
Aerodrome
Kalaupapa Airport is a regional public use airport of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokaʻi, two nautical miles north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.
St. Francis Catholic Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kauhakō Crater and Kalaupapa.
Kauhakō Crater
Locality
Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States. The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao.
Kalaupapa
Village
Kalaupapa is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation… Kalaupapa is situated 2½ km southwest of Molokaʻi Light.
Kualapuʻu
Village
Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill". Kualapuʻu is situated 9 km southwest of Molokaʻi Light.
Molokaʻi Light
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.20955° or 21° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
-156.96971° or 156° 58′ 11″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Inception
1909
Open location code
73H5625J+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Molokaʻi Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “vuurtoren van Molokai”
- French: “phare de Kalaupapa”
- French: “Phare de Kalaupapa”
- Hawaiian: “Moloka‘i Lighthouse”
- Italian: “Faro di Kalaupapa”
- Vietnamese: “Molokaʻi Light”
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