The Former Mill Whistle
Kapalima Mill, Hawaii · Monument · reported, unverified
Mounted on its original steel post beside the roofless boiler house of the former Kapalima Sugar Company, a cast-iron steam whistle last sounded on July 13, 1979, the afternoon the mill's boilers were banked for the final time. A laminated card wired below it, refreshed on what residents describe as an irregular basis by the Kapalima Community Association, still carries a testing schedule — first Monday of the month, 6:45 a.m. — although the whistle has had no steam to sound with since decommissioning, and the schedule is understood locally to record when the test would occur, were there a boiler to supply it. One hook detail needing confirmation: several residents maintain the post was straightened and the bell repainted after a 1994 storm, a repair nowhere reflected in the county's capital improvement records for that fiscal year, and that whoever did the work has never been identified by the Association. Full documentation will likely require a correspondent willing to sit through a monthly meeting.
Field File · Pending Full Documentation
This location has been reported to Slop Obscura but not yet formally documented. A correspondent has been assigned, pending mileage reimbursement. Details above reflect the original report and have not been improved.