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The Kilauea Lighthouse Restoration Project Update

The Kilauea Point Natural History Association (KPNHA), a nonprofit organization, has successfully completed the capital campaign to restore the Kilauea Lighthouse entitled Beacon for the Generations to Come, Ka Lama Kuhikuhi No Na Hanauna. Future donations will be accepted for maintaining the Kilauea Lighthouse.

Restoration projects:

November 2008 - Anchor bolts securing the lantern room to the concrete tower were repaired and replaced.

Spring 2012 – Completed repairs on the unique cast iron roof and lantern assembly, and stabilized the fragile lens.

November 2012 - Completed restoration work on the concrete tower which included opening the closed vents and window openings, installing new windows, and removing the inappropriate exterior coating to return the tower to its original appearance was completed in.

2013 - Additional stabilization and protection of the Fresnel lens will occur.