Report for Pauwalu Point (Hawaii) - 1912
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | Frederick A. Edgecomb, Foreman |
| Location: | NE shore Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands |
| Date of Report: | 05/12/1912 |
| Latitude: | 20° 51 3/4' N |
| Longitude: | 156° 08' W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 02/10/1912 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 8.1 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 6500 sq. ft. |
| Character of Soil: | Soil |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Approx. 35' horizontally, 104' vertically |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat landing at Keanae thence by conveyance 2.5 miles over gov't road, thence by trail 3/5 mile to lighthouse site. |
| 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: | Pyramidal skeleton iron tower on roof of cast iron service road. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 4/8/1912 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| 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: | 120' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Mountain slope with scant vegetation |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast for both general & local navigation, mostly local |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron & structural steel |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | No windows |
| Number of Doors: | 1 in service room - 2' 11 7/8" x 6' 4 1/4" |
| 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: | 240 |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 4/5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 1 360 degree lens |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| 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: | 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 2 thumb screws |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 5/8 cu ft. gas tip with pilot attached |
| Type of Illuminant: | Gas light |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 spare gas tips |
| Candle Power: | 27 |
| Compressed Gas |
| Gas Container: | 4 A-50 AGA accumulators |
| Compressed Gas Capacity: | 194 cu. ft. |
| Compressed Gas Charge: | 162# at 60 degrees F (pressure inc. with temp) |
| How Supply Renewed: | By exchanging for recharged accumulators |
| At What Intervals: | About every 524 days |
| Spare Containers: | None |
| Gas Light |
| Gas Light Kind: | Compressed acetylene |
| Gas Light Number of Burners: | |
| Kind of Burner: | 5/8 cu ft gas tip with pilot attached |
| Candlepower Per Burner: | 27 (240 with lens lantern) |
| Total Candlepower: | |
| Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | .05625 cu. ft. |
| Total Consumption Per Hour: | .05625 cu. ft. |
| How Gas Obtained: | Accum. filled w/ compressed acetylene in acetone |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | 0.3 sec light, 2.7 sec eclipse |
| Time Limit: | From about .26 sec light to about 6.5 sec light |
| Eclipse Type: | By valve |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | Dalen's patent |
| Valve Pattern: | Single flasher |
| Reliability: | Yes |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | A 3' 3" x 3' 3" service room of cast iron supporting the skeleton tower is used for storage of 4 gas tanks, with fittings, gauges, wrenches, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None prevalent |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No landing at site. Public road from Keanae passes within 3/5 mile of light station. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Erected & lighted for 1st time on April 8, 1912. New structure. |