If there is a location left to us with winds so correctly tempered, cool that it lulls you into a deep slumber, that would be the parking lot at Pu’iwa Park.
Hawaii is an ancient place. So many people have lived - and died - here. With such a rich, cultural history, chances are that, in our small community, at least one person in nearly every household has had some kind of supernatural "chicken skin" occurrence. Welcome to Ghosts Next Door, a collection of ghost stories and other thoughts about and around the Mysteries of Hawaii.
Ghosts Next Door
by Lopaka Kapanui
Jul 31, 2025
Jul 30, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #8. 'Īnea.
Near my old house was a stream that was always available for cooling our feet on a hot summer day.
Jul 29, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #7. Nalu Nui.
A soothing breeze created an unfurling kapa of rain, lending its fine droplets to the population of Pālolo valley, but only momentarily.
Jul 28, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #6. Iman Extreme.
Iman had two extremes and no middle ground.
Jul 27, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #5 The Klausen.
The Waikiki hotel is unassuming and very nondescript.
Jul 26, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Coutning Down To Halloween 2025. #4. Lei Popoahi.
When another culture is allowed to invade your culture and strip away its beliefs, lifestyle, and language, that is complete indoctrination.
Jul 25, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #3. Slow Mark.
I needed the job because I couldn't live off of tips in the honey jar.
Jul 24, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #2 Violet Candy.
Violet candy brought back memories of high school, when the popular girls who let me hang out with them would place a Violet candy on their tongues to mask the odor of Thunderbird sparkling wine.
Jul 23, 2025
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2025. #1. Rin.
I never looked forward to my mother's quarterly trek to Japan.