Sundial 481
- Dial City: Honolulu
- Dial State/Province: Hawaii
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 21° 18.533' N
- Dial Nr: 481
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 157° 42.583' W
- Dial Owner: Al and Charlene Chee
- Dial Designer: John Van Der Pyl
- Dial Maker: John Van Der Pyl
- Dial Date: 2-Mar
- Location:
- 902 Puuomao Place in Hawaii Kai. In front yard of private residence.
- Description:
- An elegant vertical declining and reclining dial built on the sloping face of a large lava boulder. Total size of the dial is 4 1/2 x 6 feet and uses a half-inch thick copper gnomon 6 x 10 inches. Hour lines and numerals at 9, 12, and 3 are of brass. The dial is corrected for longitude and was designed to fit its deep valley location and orientation of the boulder. Tradition holds that these rocks have spirits and must be treated with respect.
- Inscription:
- Brass plaque with location and equation of time Declination lines
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