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Pepeekeo Point Light

19° 50.8′ N · 155° 5.0′ W

The prominent point marking the north side of the 8-mile-wide entrance to Hilo Bay, 25 miles northwest of Kumukahi.

Practical

USCG Light List: Fl W 4s, 147 ft, on a steel monopole with a black-and-white diamond dayboard; the tower is hidden by trees in daylight. Paukaa Point Light (Fl G 6s, 19-45-44.0N 155-05-23.1W) stands 2 miles north of Hilo.

Best for

Landfall mark for Hilo Bay from the north