Report for Nakalele Head (Hawaii) - 1914

General
District: 19th
Inspector: A.E. Arledge
Location: Northern coast of Maui.
Date of Report: 12/12/1914
Latitude: 21° 2' 0" N
Longitude: 156° 35' 22" W
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 10/03/1908
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 4.9 acres
Area Inclosed: None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 100 yds.
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 landing from lighthouse tender - Honokahau 2 miles
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: Lantern on top of service room
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1908
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Minor repairs as needed
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: 173'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Irregular red colored cliffs
Color of Tower: White - metallic brown roof
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Seacoast, local navigation principally
Building Materials: Frame structure
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wood steps
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 8" x 12"
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:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 160
Name of Maker: Barbier, Benard & Turenne
Year Made:
Marks and Number: Maker's name only
Order of Apparatus: 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 degree lens
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
Type of Illuminant: Kerosene oil
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 3/16"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Dwelling
Location: S 30 degrees W - 40 yds.
Coloring: White, metallic brown roof
Construction Materials: Wooden frame structure
Number of Rooms: 3
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Privy
Outhouse Coloring: White
Paths and Walks: None
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Red earth
Stove, Maker: Jewel
Stove, Size: 8-16
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: Std. table lamp; hand lamp; hand lantern
Water
How Procured: Off dwelling roof
Quality: Fair
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No, but slightly brackish after stormy weather
Purity Precaution: Tank screened & covered
Tank Capacity: 2000 gal 10' from 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: Excellent
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Can land from cargo boat in calm weather. Trail from Honokahau to light station.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: