Due to the lack of good roads from the Nawiliwili harbor, the decision was made to bring the materials in by sea.
The lighthouse tender Kukui would anchor offshore and then dispatch small boats with supplies to a cove near the point.
The lens was rotated by a system of pulleys powered by weights that needed to be reset by an operator every 3.5 hours.
[7] The point is accessed from Route 56 (called Kuhio Highway), north of the town of Kīlauea.
[8] On June 29, 1927, the United States Army Air Corps pilots of the airplane Bird of Paradise, Lester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger, were attempting the first transpacific flight from California to Hawaii.
[7] In 1985, the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, starting with the original Coast Guard Station, and then expanding to preserve the surrounding habitat.
The lighthouse in the franchise was said in the movie to have shut down years ago due to the financial troubles of keeping it running.
From then on, the lighthouse later makes sporadic appearances throughout The Series and briefly during the finale film Leroy & Stitch, with Sparky continuing to be its only occupant.