Report for Kailua (Hawaii) - 1914

General
District: 19th
Inspector: A. E. Arlidge
Location: On Kakailimoku Point, N side of entrance to Kailua Bay, Hawaii Island, T. H.
Date of Report: 11/21/1914
Latitude: 19° 38' 40" N
Longitude: 156° 0' 40" W
Premises
Site: Deed dated Apr. 2, 1909, recorded July 8, 1909
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 04/04/1909
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 2.066 acres
Area Inclosed: 14500 sq. ft.
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 250' approx.
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Rock
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Can land at site in calm weather.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By landing from tender; by rail from Kailua Landing
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: 3/4 mile, Kailua
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Mast
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1909
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Kept in constant repair
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 50'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Village of Kailua & green mountain slopes.
Color of Tower: Lead colored mast; white house; metallic brown roof.
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Harbor & coasting light; Local navigation mainly
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 8" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 26 3/4" x 27.5"
Number of Doors: 1 - 2' 6" x 6' 6"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: On volcanic rock shore; enough sand for scant vegetation.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 50 (red)
Name of Maker: Barbier, Benard & Turenne
Year Made:
Marks and Number: Maker's name only
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 13/16"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each: 270 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 3, fixed
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3, fixed
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: By red ruby chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass: Chimney
Lamp Description: 1 day lens lantern, kerosene oil lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: One
Number of Spare Burners: One
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 3/16"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Dwelling
Location: 60' W'ly of mast.
Coloring: White, with metallic brown roof
Construction Materials: Wood; galvanized iron roof
Number of Rooms: 3
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: None
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: Walk -dwelling to service room.
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: Not susceptible to cultivation.
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Old volcanic flow; some coral sand.
Stove, Maker: Garland
Stove, Size: 8 - 3A
Sink, Maker: None
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker: None
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1 kerosene hand lamp; 1 std. table lamp; 1 hand lantern
Water
How Procured: From roof of dwelling
Quality: Fair
Quantity: Serves, but scant
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Tank screened & covered.
Tank Capacity: 2 tanks, 3000 gal each; 10' to rear of dwelling.
Tank Material: Redwood
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Excellent
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: No landing; no road; trail only from station to Kailua wharf.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: