Makapuʻu Point

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Makapuʻu Point
Makapuʻu Point

Makapuʻu Point (also Makapuu Point) is the easternmost point on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, located in the Makapuʻu region. Twelve miles east of Honolulu, it is a popular hiking spot, offering great views of Makapuʻu and Waimanalo Bay on one side and the Ka ʻIwi Channel on the other side. It is the home of the Makapuʻu Point Light, which was established in 1909; the light was automated in 1974. Containing one fo the world's largest Fresnel lenses, Makapu'u Point Light's lens has been cracked by a vandal's bullet. According to Neal McHenry the procedure to produce another 12 foot high Hyperreacticity Fresnel Lens is no longer known. The Light House is lit by a single 1000 watt 120 volt alternating current lamp. Should the first lamp burn out a tangent lamp will automatically rotate into place. The light house and the area around it is owned by the Coast Guard.

The location is also popular for viewing the ocean or seeing a neighbor island. Hiking is not that long, but there are many things to see when on the top. Such as Sea Life Park, which is another attraction on O`ahu, Hawaii.

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