Diamond Head Lighthouse was built in 1917, is 147 feet above sea level. Diamond Head Light can be seen as far away as 18 miles and has an intensity of 60,000 candlepower. The light shows a red sector to warn vessels away from the reefs off Waikiki Beach . Built on the side of the extinct Diamond Head Volcano, the original lighthouse structure was erected in 1899, and is surpassed in longevity in Hawai`i by only the Aloha Tower Light, built in 1870. 080322.132958
Diamond Head Lighthouse was built in 1917, is 147 feet above sea level. Diamond Head Light can be seen as far away as 18 miles and has an intensity of 60,000 candlepower. The light shows a red sector to warn vessels away from the reefs off Waikiki Beach . Built on the side of the extinct Diamond Head Volcano, the original lighthouse structure was erected in 1899, and is surpassed in longevity in Hawai`i by only the Aloha Tower Light, built in 1870. 080322.132950
