Report for Kalae Light Station (Hawaii) - 1914
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | A. E. Arledge |
| Location: | South point of Island of Hawaii |
| Date of Report: | 11/20/1914 |
| Latitude: | 18° 54' 55" N |
| Longitude: | 155° 41' 03" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Executive Order - December 4, 1908 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/06/1908 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10.02 acres. |
| Area Inclosed: | 8.42 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 200' approx. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Plain wire |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing during moderate seas |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By landing from tender - 13 miles across plain by trail to Waiohinu |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Light on mast |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1906 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1911 - repaired & improved. |
| 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: | 63' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sloping plains covered with dry grass usually. |
| Color of Tower: | White with metallic brown roof. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | No tower |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast light - general navigation. |
| 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" in main windows; 20" x 38" |
| 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: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site very dry & is infested with cattle flies. Station recently fenced to keep cattle back, etc. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 160 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | Name of maker only |
| Order of Apparatus: | Standard 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: | 360 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: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 1 day lens lantern kerosene oil lamp. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| 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: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 90 yds N'ly from mast, fitted with shelves. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5' x 8' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 40 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 150 yds. N 10 degrees E |
| Coloring: | White, metallic brown roof |
| Construction Materials: | Wooden frame bldg; plastered interior. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | None required |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | Paths only |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Not susceptible of cultivation |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Layer of yellow loamy soil over volcanic rock |
| Stove, Maker: | New Perfection oil stove |
| Stove, Size: | 3 wick burner |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | Std. table lamp; Std. hand lamp; Victor hand lantern |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Off roof & pumped in by tender |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Very scant; tanks usu'ly filled twice/yr by tender |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Waste first water from roof. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 tanks; 1 - 3000 gal & 1 - 2000 gal |
| 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: | No prevalent diseases |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Have to land on rocky cliff from cargo boat. No roads; only trails. |
| Distance and Direction: | 160 yds NW'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |