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On display at the Lahina Heritage Museum on the 2nd floor of the Old Lahina Court House in Lahina, Hawaii is a lens with a placard indicating that the lens is from the Hana Light that was once used on the eastern end of the Hawaiian Island of Maui at Hana.
The lens was actually from the Kauiki (Ka’uiki) Head Lighthouse, which was considered a minor light of Maui, in Hana Bay. Although it was only a minor light, it still had a lighthouse keeper who lived in a small house below the light that stood on the top of the summit. The first keeper was Manuel Ferreira who was stationed there from 1908 to 1914. It was Mr. Ferreira’s first lighthouse keeping assignment, and he went on during his 34-year career to become one of the most notable lighthouse keepers in Hawaiian history.
The early light consisted of a simple light raised to the top of a wooden pole that sat atop the steep rocky islet. Later, a 14-foot concrete tower with an automatic light atop it was erected at the site, so a lighthouse keeper was no longer needed.
The placard on the lens display says that the lamp had been in the possession of the Coast Guard until the late 1950s when it was rescued from being scrapped by the late Robert L. Hartman.
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