The diamond head lighthouse originally built in 1899 spreads light nearly 18 miles out into the pacific oceanthe houses fresnel lens burns at 60000 candle power. When the lighthouse board took control of all aids to navigation in the hawaiian islands in 1904 it reported that diamond head lighthouse was the only first class lighthouse in the territory.
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Diamond Head Hawaii Lighthouse
The diamond head lighthouse originally built in 1899 spreads light nearly 18 miles out into the pacific oceanthe houses fresnel lens burns at 60000 candle power. Despite the fact that diamonds were never found at the historic crater the name stuck.
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