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The Lighthouses of Hawaii (A Kolowalu Book)

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I needed a thorough listing of all the lighthouses on Hawaii and this book provided it in detail! Plus I got stories to add to their beauty and great maps!

A truly wonderful collection of historical data on Hawaii's lighthouses and their keepers.

Although this book is not a guide to Hawaiian Lighthouses, this is what we used it for, when we were in Hawaii, photographing the major lighthouses for our own book "Lighthouses of the Hawaiian Islands". We also used it to plan our trip. Love Dean has told the history, the stories, with accompanying black and white photos. Our book, all color photos, is a great companion piece to "Lighthouses of Hawaii". Anyone interested in Hawaii's Lighthouses needs both books. WE are known as "the Lighthouse People" because we have photographed every lighthouse in the United States.

My great grand uncle, George Beazley, was the first to run the Makapu'u Lighthouse in the 1800s. He was followed by a friend's step-grandfather, Sam Amalu. Both of us are impressed with the detail and historical correctness of Dean's work on Hawaii's Lighthouses. It makes a great gift if you have any relation to people who have run lighthouses here, and that is exactly what my purchase was intended for. Great idea!