Report for Kilauea Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1933
| General |
| District: | 14th |
| Inspector: | P. I. Brightman |
| Location: | Kilauea Point; northernmost point of Kanai Island, Hawaii. On rocky promontory about 180 feet above sea level. |
| Date of Report: | 01/05/1933 |
| Latitude: | 22° 14' 05.36" |
| Longitude: | 159° 26' 17.13" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Mainland premises by purchase, Island of Mckuaeae reserved by exxccutive 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 with wood post fence |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Approx. 150 feet horizontally, 180 ft. vertically. |
| 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 auto over public & lighthouse roadway from any part of Kauai Islan. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Kilauae PO 2 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | Ahukini, 25 miles;; harbor Hewiliwili 29 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: | Minor repairs since, Electrically lighted 1932. |
| 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 vegatation. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. nearest buildings are Radio House 35 ft. & oil house 35 yards. 3 detached dwellings. |
| Object of Navigation: | Landfall from orient. Seacoast for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Reinforced 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 & roof. Bronze sash. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Cast composition metal, platimun tipped. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Parapet floor cast iron, railing wrought iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | 2 panel sash door, hinged with hand lock bolted. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron with multiple floor light. Brass guard rail at stair well. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. Cast iron open stairway from watchroom to lantern. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 10 cast iron ventilators in wall of watchroom. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wrought 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, portable electric lamp & plug in receptable. |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric alarm system between tower, Radio house & each dwellling. |
| Where is Call System Led: | Signal line in conduit from tower to Radio House to righ bell when clock stops or slows or bulb burns out. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Intensity in Candles: | 540,000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, France. |
| Year Made: | 1912 |
| Marks and Number: | #9696 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd order |
| Inside Diameter: | 4' 7.118" or 1400 mm. |
| Light Characteristic: | Group flashing white every 10 sec. 2 flashed; flash 0.6 sec., eclipe 1.9 sec., flash 0.6 sec., eclipse 6.9 sec. Radiobeacon; Transmits grooups of 2 dashes during 2nd 15' hourly. |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | 1.9 & 6.9 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.6 & 0.6 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 lantern. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | 503 including weight rod & 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 l;antern curtains. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | G40, 500 watt electric globe, 110 v. frosted |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 11 G40 forsted Globes 500 w. IOV standby |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 IOV & 1 4th order standby relief lamp |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | 6/19 galv. flex wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 130 ft. |
| 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 extra |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: | Re-filtered semi-annually |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 large cabinets located in basement used as storage for radiobeacon & Light spare equiment. |
| Oil House Description: | 35 yards SE of tower, plain room |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 8' x 7' high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1254 gal. steel tank. Now used for storage of paint, glass, oils, alcahel, etc. |
| Other (Describe): | Locker with shelves in radio beacon house . |
| Suitability: | Suitable and dry. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No fig signal. |
| 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 towerr & approx. 300, 400, & 450 yards distant from same. |
| Coloring: | Natural dark bluestone with gray asbestos slate roof. |
| Construction Materials: | Rubble stone exterior walls, slate roofs on wood framing. Plasterd frame interior partitions. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms & pantry, bath, storeroom & laundary. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | None. |
| Number of Keepers: | 3, 1 in each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Raido house, Shop, garage, Engine house, toilet. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Shop dark green, toilot white. |
| Paths and Walks: | Dirt roads. concrete walk tower to radio house. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Red oam top soil with disintegrating lave rock out croppings. |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection Blue Fame |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner kerosene |
| Sink, Maker: | Unknown |
| Sink, Size: | 60" x 22" |
| Pump, Maker: | None. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | Frosted elec. globe in each room., 2 hand lanterns. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Drinking water in concrete cistern at each dwelling from roofs. Water supply by 2" gravity line from Kilmii Plantion |
| Quality: | Good. |
| 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: | Kp's cistern 5430 gal. others 3100 gal. Water supply tank 6216 gals. |
| Tank Material: | 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: | Good. |
| Diseases: | None. |
| Prevalency: | No. |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Old landing abandoned. Supplies devivered from harbor at Newiliwili or from Post Office at Kilanea by truck. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Also water supply line to sink in radio house. Sanitary water supply distributed by gravity to tower & dwelling from tank located on station reservation. |