Laysan Albatross in flight

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the northwest coast of the island of Kaua in Hawai. History Kīlauea Lighthouse was built in 1913. Kīlauea Point, a narrow, lava peninsula protruding from the northern shore of Kauai, that the lighthouse was built upon was purchased from the Kīlauea Sugar Plantation Company in 1909 for one United States dollar. In 1976, the Coast Guard deactivated the lighthouse and replaced it with an automatic beacon. In 1979, the lighthous…