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Hawaiian fisherman with a 'throw net' on the beach near Kahuku. They are very expert at catching fish in this way and sometimes catch 30 to 40 in a day.

Looking towards home just, [sic] as near as I can get, for this is the most northern point of our island. You can see how sharp and rough the coral rock is.

Cedric and I on a sort of pillar made of lava rock.

Cedric on the coral pillar. The coral is so sharp, it is rather hard to climb.

Cedric and Miss McLennon at the beach near the wireless station.

Miss Mc.Lennon and I. Taken the same morning as the other picture. We were down for an early morning swim.

Artesian well which supplies the water used by the Marconi wireless plant. Cedric surveyed the pipe line from it to 'the plant' & supervised the laying of it, 6,800 ft. long, 2 ft. tall. Total cost $8,572.

Japanese working on the condenser [sic] discharge, which runs out into the ocean.

Fuel oil tanks at the plant, being assembled.

Power house of the Marconi wireless. The largest Marconi powerhouse in the world.

The machine that sends the messages around the world.

Another picture of the power house [Marconi Wireless ]

Interior view of the power house. The 'jigger' at the left regulates wave length sent out.

De Larue steam turbines, high tension generators, revolving 5,000 revolutions per minut. sic

Largest Marconi wireless plant in the world. Twenty four masts in all, twelve are 500 ft. high and twelve are 300 ft. high.

Cedric plumbing a wireless mast. These masts were each plumbed twenty times during construction.

Looking up a wireless mast.

Old 'carabou' water buffalo, taking away the remains of the cloth houses put up by the J.G. White Co. for their men.