Nakalele Point
Nakalele Point is a land mass on the eastern edge of the northern tip of the island of Maui in the state of Hawaiʻi. In Hawaiian, Nakalele or Nā-kālele means "the leaning". The Point is known for its blowhole and has become notable for its dangerous conditions when waves crash in. The point and blowhole are located just east of Poelua Bay.[1]
Blowhole
Nakalele Point is famous for a blowhole which produces powerful geyser-like water spouts with the waves and tides. Water spewed from the blowhole can rise as high as 100 feet in the air.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse was erected around 1908 at Nakalele Point. It originally consisted of a 40 foot high wooden mast on top of which a temporary light was placed. By 1910, an actual dwelling was built with boxlike platform on its roof for a fixed white light. In 1922, the light was automated so that it would flash. The lighthouse is currently owned by the United States Coast Guard.[2]
Safety
The point has seen several deaths, mostly tourists or people unfamiliar with the area. Those who have died have been too close to the blowhole and get sucked in by retreating water.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pukui/Elbert Place Names). University of Hawaiʻi Press. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ Dean, Love. "Lighthouse Friend Minor light of Maui - Nakalele, HI". Lighthousefriends.com. Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ Tourists saw Calif. man fall into Maui blow hole - Yahoo News
- ↑ California visitor killed after fall at Nakalele Point - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL
Coordinates: 21°1′44″N 156°35′20″W / 21.02889°N 156.58889°W