Report for Molokini (Hawaii) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | A. E. Arlidge, Supt. of Construction |
| Location: | On Molopini Island, Alalakeiki Channel, Hawaiian Islands |
| Date of Report: | 03/20/1911 |
| Latitude: | N 20° 38' |
| Longitude: | W 156° 30' |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public Land |
| Date of Reservation: | 09/15/1910 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 10/05/1910 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 13.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Stratified volcanic rock |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Inaccessible distance 190'; Accessible distance 900' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf, have to land on rocks when not too rough. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No road; must climb rocks & incline |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By lighthouse tender only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Makena (Maui) Steamboat Landing, 4 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Makena, 4 miles by water. |
| Distance to Village: | Makena, 4 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | None |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | Erected in Jan. 1911 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New |
| Condition at This Date: | New, lighted March 18, 1911 |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 15' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 173' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky & clouds principally. Against the mountains of Maui when vessel is W of light. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling, unattended light |
| Object of Navigation: | Channel light, for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Structural iron with base enclosed for service room. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 3' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete base on rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rock |
| Soil Susceptibility: | No soil |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | American Gas Accumulator Co. |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | # 183 |
| Order of Apparatus: | (L 300 AGA) Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 300 mm |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every 30 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | Not moveable |
| Flash Interval: | 2.7 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.3 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Visible thru 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 360 degree lens |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 4 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | By AGA flasher, Dalen's patent |
| 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: | By manipulation of 2 thumb screws |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | White light |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | None required |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Flashing white every 30 sec. |
| Time Limit: | From 1/10 second to about 3 minutes |
| Eclipse Type: | Valve |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | AGA Flasher, Dalen's patent |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: | Yes |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Service room at base of tower containing gas tanks with storage of acetylene, also tools, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | None required |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: | Dry, suitable |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Must land on rocks & climb incline to light. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Bldg new. A derrick with guyed mast is located about 85' E'd of tower & is used for hoisting gas tanks when same has to be changed. |