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Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi.

Diamond Head Lighthouse

Diamond Head Lighthouse
Location	3399 Diamond Head Rd. Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°15′20.7″N 157°48′34.5″W
Tower
Constructed	1898 (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Height	57 feet (17 m)
Shape	square pyramidal tower with circular balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern dome
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1917 (current)
Focal height	147 feet (45 m)
Lens	Barbier et Bénard 3rd order Fresnel lens
Range	white: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) red: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Oc (2) WR 10s.
U.S. Coast Guard Diamond Head Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3399 Diamond Head Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°15′25″N 157°48′34″W
Built	1917
NRHP reference No.	80001282[1]
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1980

The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

The Diamond Head Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007.[2]

In a 2014 interview, 94-year-old veteran Melvin Bell described serving as the radio operator at the Diamond Head station during the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and the steps he took to warn civilian vessels of the attack.[3]

The lighthouse is featured in the music video for Katy Perry's song Electric, which is a collaboration between Perry and Pokémon.[4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Hawaii

References

External links

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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