Report for Kauhola Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 14th |
| Inspector: | F. A. Edgecomb |
| Location: | On Kauhola Point, north coast of the Island of Hawaii. |
| Date of Report: | 10/12/1927 |
| Latitude: | 20° 14' 57.83" |
| Longitude: | 155° 46' 26.03" |
| Premises |
| Site: | By condemnation. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/27/1911 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3.4 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 3.4 acres with Galv. wire fence with concrete posts. |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 80 feet. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Small boat can land at rocks on west side of point in good weather. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Station reached by auto or rail from Mahukona. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Kohala PO distant 3 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Kohala Plantation Mill distant 1 mile. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Pyramidal wood frame tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1912 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | May 1927 |
| 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: | 66 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Low rolling hills, trees, and cane fields. |
| Color of Tower: | White with lead color trim. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. |
| Object of Navigation: | 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: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 16.5" x 18-3/8" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 20" x 21" |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 2' 6" x 6' 6" half sash. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is of temporary construction & deteriorating. See Annual reports recommending new tower of reinforced concrete & higher elevation. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1.25" |
| Height Glazed: | 35.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None. |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Spherical cast iron. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Bronze, platinum tip. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood gallery, canvas covered, wrot iron rail. |
| Lantern Doors: | Hinged in 1 section of parapet. |
| Floor of Lantern: | 1" x 4" T & G flooring. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None - open hatchway. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet, 4, in alternate sections. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into inside of cornice. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Top section of tower used as watch room. |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat alarm. |
| Where is Call System Led: | On pole line to dwelling. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 7 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 67,000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | U.S.L.H.E. 423. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20 inches. |
| Light Characteristic: | White flash every 6 seconds; Flash 0.3 deconds, Eclipse 5.7 seconds. |
| Time of Revolution: | 12 seconds. |
| Flash Interval: | 5.7 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.3 seconds |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 158 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Standard 4th order, 4 posts. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Ball in semicircular grooves. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 23'; 11.5" x 11.5" |
| Clock Weight: | 45 lbs. |
| Length of Winding Time: | 7 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No. |
| Machinery Protection: | In metal case with glass doors, within pedestal. |
| Regulated: | By adjustment of fans on governor & by adding or removing weights. |
| Lens Protection: | Yes, small funnel shape, detachable. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 35mm "B" type I.O.V. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Flex. galv. wire cable |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8 |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 177 feet |
| How Led: | Straight below clock, 3 sheaves |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" x 4" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Runs in Semicircular grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 25 steel balls |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None. |
| Oil House Description: | 150 feet SE of tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' x 8' x 6' 7" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 4 - 55-gal. steel drums. Purchased in bulk & delivered at station by commercial tank truck. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 side of oil house fitted with shelves for paint. Wood service house of former light adjacent to present tower is used for general storage of equipment & supplies. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | None. |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Approximately 400 feet south of tower. |
| Coloring: | White with lead color trimmings. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood; wood shingle roof. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms, bath, 3 closets & pantry. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | Keeper (only 1 keeper at station) |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Laundry; old S.H. near tower. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with red roof. |
| Paths and Walks: | Paths only. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1 acre. |
| Area Cultivated: | 800 sq. ft. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground - clay. |
| Stove, Maker: | New Perfection #3 with oven |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner kerosene |
| Sink, Maker: | Standard |
| Sink, Size: | 16" 28" |
| Pump, Maker: | None. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 1 hand lantern, 1 eleec. flashlight for use in tower. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Piped form plantation 3400' 1.5" pipe on Govt. road & lighthouse right of way; also rain water from roof. |
| Quality: | Plantation poor; used for sanitary & irrigation |
| Quantity: | Ample. |
| Injury Possible: | No danger from these sources. |
| Purity Precaution: | None. |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 500 gal. tank at corner 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: | Healthful. |
| Diseases: | None prevalent. |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | Not necessary. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing can be made from small boat on rocks on west side of point in good weather. No wharf. No boathouse. Road is unimproved right of way from station to plantation road. .55 acres by condenmation May 25, 1911. |
| Distance and Direction: | 200 feet S. SW. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station has a flag pole, 30' galv. iron pipe. |