Report for Kilauea Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1927

General
District: 14th
Inspector: R.R. Tinkham, Superintendent
Location: Kilauea Point; northernmost point of Kauai Island, Hawaii; on rock promontory about 180' above sea leve.
Date of Report: 09/02/1927
Latitude: 22° 13' 56"
Longitude: 159° 24' 16"
Premises
Site: Mainland premises by purchases. Island of Mokuaeae reserved by Executive order.
Date of Reservation: 01/23/1910
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 31 acres
Area Inclosed: 27 acres by wood post, 4 wire fence.
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 150 feet horizontal, 180 feet above.
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By hired conveyance over public & Lighthouse roadways from any part of Kauai Island
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: Kilauea PO at Kilauea Village, 2 miles
Distance to Village: Ahukini 25 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower.
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: May 1, 1913
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: New in 1913.
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: 216 feet.
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Gradually rising land covered with green vegetation.
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: The tower is a separate structure; nearest building is the oil house, 35 yards. Detached dwellings.
Object of Navigation: Landfall from orient; seacoast, for general navigation.
Building Materials: Reenforced concrete.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Cast iron.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 12" x 26" 26-oz. for transoms. 17.5" x 25.75" 26-oz. for windows.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 7 in tower, sash 2' 5.5" x 1' 9", 3 basement transoms 16" x 30"
Number of Doors: Double front & air lock doors, steel.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The small unoccupied rocky island of Mokuaeae, elev. 90 ft., containing 5 acres, lies immediately in fornt & approx. 500 ft. in the clear from the point on which the tower is located.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 1st order
Shape of Lantern: Cylindrical
Diameter to Glass: 12' 6-1/8"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars: Helical
Thickness of Bars: 13/16"
Height Glazed: 9' 9.5"
Number of Plates in Height: 2.5
Number of Plates Each Side: 10 in circumference.
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 2' 8.796" x 2' 8.796", bent ot R 6' 2.646"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: Glazed 360 degrees.
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron floor, sills, cornice, bronze sash.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron.
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron.
Lightning Spindle: Cast composition metal, platinum tipped.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Parapet floor cast iron; railing wrot iron.
Lantern Doors: Standard 2 paned sash door, hinged & hand lock bolted
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron with multiple floor lights. Brass guard rail at stair well.
Watchroom Doors: None. Cast iron open stairway from watch room to lantern.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 10 cast iron ventilators in wall of watch room
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Wrot iron portable ladder.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: None. Curtains on spring rollers.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Contains the pedestal which supports the lens & lamps. Clockwork inside of base of pedestal also single tank & pump of IOV. apparatur. Call bell controls. Writing desk & clock.
How is Relief Called: Electric bells, return call system.
Where is Call System Led: Between tower & dwelling; wires in conduits.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus: 3 hours 40 minutes
Intensity in Candles: 240,000 cp
Name of Maker: Barbier, Benard & Turenne, France
Year Made: 1612
Marks and Number: #9696
Order of Apparatus: 2nd order
Inside Diameter: 4' 7.118" or 1400 mm
Light Characteristic: Flash 0.2 sec., eclipse 2.3 sec., flash 0.2 sec., eclipse 7.3 seconds., total 10 seconds.
Time of Revolution: 20 seconds
Flash Interval: 2.3 & 7.3 seconds
Duration of Flash: 0.2 & 0.2 seconds
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 20, 5 to each flash set
Number of Flash Panels: 4
Arc of Each: 90 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 7
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 17
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 8
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: Cast iron hollow cylinders, supporting the jacking ring & lens table. Entrance to lens by ladder inside pedestal.
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description: None. See drawing of standard 1st order helical bar cylindrical lantern.
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls: Mercury float.
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube: 34' 6" long, 20" diam.
Clock Weight: 503 including weight rod and block
Length of Winding Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
Drive During Rewind: Yes
Machinery Protection: Brass case with glass side doors.
Regulated: Changing weights or adjustment of governor when necessary.
Lens Protection: Protected by lantern curtains. Lens cover used whe
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Type "B" 55 mm IOV single tank.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 I.O.V. & 1 4th order stand-by relief lamp.
Number of Spare Burners: Fittings in duplicate for above lamps.
Candle Power: 1500 cp


Clock Cord Description
Revolving Cord: 6/19 Galv. flex. wire
Size of Clock Cord: 3/16" in use, 5/16" spare
Length of Clock Cord: 130 feet
How Led: From drum to double sheave weight clock, up thru single top sheave down thru double sheave, up to eye at top of weight shaft.
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: 11.82" dia., 6-29/32" long.


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick:
Diameter of Mantel: 55mm
Diameter of Circum Circle:


Mercury Float
Inside Diameter of Trough: 6' 2-3/8"
Inside Depth of Trough: 8-7/8"
Outside Diameter of Float: 6' 2"
Depth of Float: 8-7/8"
Weight of Mercury in Pounds: 260.5 lbs, 37.5 lbs spare on hand.
How Often is Mercury Renewed: Re-filtered semi-annually.
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 2 large cabinet cases with shelves & locked doors located in basement.
Oil House Description: 35 yards S x E from tower; plain room.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 8' x 8' x 7' high
Oil House Construction Material: Reenforced concrete throughout.
Oil House Capacity: Kerosene stored in 1254 gal. cylindrical steel tank. painted white, set on concrete saddles in concrete pit on tower side of oil house.
Other (Describe): Gravity feed to 25 gal. auxiliary tank in basement of tower, thence by oil carrier to service room. Oil delivered to station by tank truck in 600 gal. lots.
Suitability: Dry & suitable for purpose designed.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: None at this station
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: Southerly from tower & approx. 300, 400 & 450 yards distant from same.
Coloring: Natural stone (dark blue) with gray asbostos slate roofs.
Construction Materials: Rubble stone exterior walls, asbestor slate roofs on wood framing, platered frame interior partitions.
Number of Rooms: 4 rooms & pantry, bath, storeroom & laundry.
Number of Dwellings: 3
Heating Plant: None
Number of Keepers: 1 each dwelling
Furnished Quarters: All 3
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Shop, garage, Engine house, toilet
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: Road connecting dwellings, tower & outbuildings; earth with crushed stone surface. Concrete entrance walks to dwellings.
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Red loam top soil with disintegrating lave rock outcroppings.
Stove, Maker: Perfection Flue Flame
Stove, Size: 3 burner, kerosene
Sink, Maker: Unknown
Sink, Size: 16"c 28"
Pump, Maker: None
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1 LH table stand lamp, 1 LH hand lamp, 2 hand lanterns
Assistant Keepers Dwellings
Location:
Coloring:
Construction Materials:
Number of Rooms:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker: Perfection Blue Flame
Stove, Size: 3 burner kerosene
Sink, Maker: Unknown
Sink, Size: 16" x 28"
Pump, Maker: None
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1 LH table stand lamp, 1 LH hand lamp, 2 hand lant
Water
How Procured: Drinking water collected in concrete cistern at each dwelling from dwelling roofs. Sanitary water supply from Kilauea Plantation by 2" gravity pipe line, 2 miles long. into concrete tank above station.
Quality: Excellent.
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Roofs & leaders cleaned with a cut-off device which allows the first or wash-down water ro escape. Cisterns ventilated, cleaned annually.
Tank Capacity: Kpr's cistern 5430 gal. 1st & 2nd assst. Krps' cistern 3100 gal. Sanitary water supply tank 6216 gal.
Tank Material: All reinforced concrete.
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: No.
Local Causes: No.
Recommended Improvements: None.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Old landing abandoned; derrick worn out & dismantled. Oild delivered in bulk by commerical tank truck. other supplies deliverd from Ahukini by truck or Kilauea steamer landing by wagon. Material saving in operation of Tender.
Distance and Direction:
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Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: 1-cyl, 8 HP, Hor. stationary, removed to Depot.
Engine RPMs:
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Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
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Hoist Starter:
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Miscellaneous
General Information: No boats at station.
Boats on Station: