Kilauea Lighthouse

The Kilauea Lighthouse was built in 1913 and had the largest lens of its kind in the world. Guiding ships from the Orient it demarked the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands. It was decommissioned in the 1970s and its lamp was turned off and replaced with a low-maintenance beacon. The lighthouse and adjacent visitor's center are one of Kauai's most popular and most photographed attractions.

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is also located here. The refuge was established in 1985 to preserve and enhance seabird nesting colonies after the property was transferred from the United States Coast Guard. In 1988, the refuge was expanded to include Crater Hill and Mo-ko-lea Point. A volunteer corps of 150 helps in all facets of refuge operations.

Birds of Kilauea Point: A large number of birds can be seen here at various times during the year and include:

• Hawaiian Goose
• Black-footed Albatross
• The Red-footed Booby
• Laysan Albatrosses
• Brown Boobies
• Red-tailed and White-tailed Tropicbirds
• Great Frigatebirds
• Wedge-tailed Shearwater.

More information about the preserve can be found at www.fws.gov/kilaueapoint/.