Historical Significance: The Kilauea Lighthouse, a historic beacon, stands tall on a dramatic promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Built-in …
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Dec 10, 2024
Online reservations required--very easy process. We arrived in the initial parking/overlook area ahead of schedule and spent some time viewing the birds soaring near the cliffs. Got our vehicle in … Full review by lisaG2652XD
May 22, 2024
The lighthouse is cute, and historic, but come for the birds! The cliffs were brimming with red- footed Booby nests. A frigate bird circled. Red and white tailed tropicbirds soared overhead. We spott… Full review by Lee G
Apr 14, 2024
We so enjoyed our time at the lighthouse: great views, sounds of the ocean and birds, and learning more about the history of the lighthouse. We loved finding the burrowing birds too! So cute ! Full review by Joette N
Can you get to the cliff and see the view even when the lighthouse is closed or is the road and area entirely blocked when it’s closed?
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You can see it from the lookout point. If you want to get close it has to be open. But it wasn’t worth it in my opinion. To pay the fee, and it was so crowded.
Due to the lapse in federal appropriations, this website will not be updated until further notice. Where public access to refuge lands does not require the presence of a federal employee …
Due to the lapse in federal appropriations, this website will not be updated until further notice. Where public access to refuge lands does not require the presence of a federal employee or contractor, activities on refuge lands will be allowed to continue on the same terms as before the appropriations lapse. Any entry onto Refuge System property during this period of federal government shutdown is at the visitor's sole risk. Please read this important message about closure of National Wildlife Refuge System facilities during the shutdown.
Although the point is moot as I write this, the park is operated by the Federal Government, so it may well be affected in the event of anothershutdown. The site's phone number is 808-828-1413.
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