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Anecdotal reports in Hawaii

Hawaii keeps 55 anecdotal files — secondhand accounts and casually repeated reports, the friend-of-a-friend shelf. The archive holds them because the stories circulate and somebody should keep count; each is filed as reported, no stronger.

55 dossiers0 counties covered84% open to visitorsHawaii Theatre — deepest file
Theater
Medium

Hawaii Theatre

Honolulu, Hawaii

The "Pride of the Pacific"—1922 Chinatown palace with a dressing-room ghost.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

USS Utah

Honolulu, Hawaii

The other sunken ship—still on her side at Ford Island.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Washington Place

Honolulu, Hawaii

The queen’s home—where she was arrested and where she died.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau

Haleiwa, Hawaii

The largest heiau on Oʻahu—the hill of escape.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Kāneana Cave

Makaha, Hawaii

The shark-man’s lair—Nanaue’s cave in the cliff.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Kualoa Ranch

Kaaawa, Hawaii

The sacred valley—where Jurassic Park and the gods meet.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Kawainui Marsh

Kailua, Hawaii

The largest wetland in the islands—sacred and haunted.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Mount Tantalus

Honolulu, Hawaii

The cinder cone where the spirits reportedly walk.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Puʻukoholā Heiau

Kawaihae, Hawaii

Kamehameha’s war temple—1791, the unification’s altar.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Moʻokini Heiau

Hawi, Hawaii

The oldest heiau—480 CE, where the sacrifices were made.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Kuamoʻo Battlefield

Keauhou, Hawaii

1819—the battle where the kapu system died.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Huliheʻe Palace

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

The vacation palace—where the moʻo reportedly guards.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Laupāhoehoe

Laupahoehoe, Hawaii

April 1, 1946—the tsunami that took the schoolchildren.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Thurston Lava Tube

Volcano, Hawaii

The 500-year-old tube—where the goddess reportedly walks.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Hotel
Medium

Volcano House

Volcano, Hawaii

The 1846 hotel on the crater’s edge—where Pele reportedly visits.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Ka Lae / South Point

Naalehu, Hawaii

The southernmost point—where the first Hawaiians landed.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Mokuʻula

Lahaina, Hawaii

The island palace under the baseball field—Kamehameha III’s court.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Lahaina, Hawaii

The 1873 banyan—burned 2023, still standing.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Baldwin Home

Lahaina, Hawaii

The oldest house in Lahaina—1835, the missionary doctor’s home.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Piʻilanihale Heiau

Hana, Hawaii

The largest heiau in Hawaii—three acres of stone.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Kīpahulu

Kipahulu, Hawaii

The remote valley—where Lindbergh chose to rest.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Waiʻānapanapa

Hana, Hawaii

The black-sand beach—where the princess hid in the cave.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Keʻanae

Keanae, Hawaii

April 1, 1946—the tsunami that took the taro village.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Hālawa Valley

Halawa, Hawaii

The oldest settlement on Molokaʻi—the valley of the falls.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Father Damien churches

Kalaupapa, Hawaii

The churches the saint built—St. Philomena and the colony.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Ka Ule o Nanahoa

Palaau, Hawaii

The phallic rock—where Nanahoa left his mark.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Shipwreck Beach

Lanai City, Hawaii

The beach where the wrecked Navy tanker still rusts.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Town
Medium

Waimea

Waimea, Hawaii

January 1778—where Cook first landed in Hawaii.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Waimea Canyon

Waimea, Hawaii

The "Grand Canyon of the Pacific"—the red gash.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Queen’s Bath

Princeville, Hawaii

The tide pool that kills—the Princeville death pool.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Spouting Horn

Poipu, Hawaii

The blowhole—where the lizard’s roar is heard.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Fern Grotto

Wailua, Hawaii

The lava cave—where the weddings and the ghosts meet.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Māhāʻulepū

Poipu, Hawaii

The sacred coast—where the fossils and the burials meet.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Former Hotel
Medium

Kona Lagoon Hotel

Keauhou, Hawaii

Former Kahaluʻu-area hotel linked to guardian-spirit stories.

2 claims→
Historic Commercial Building
Low

Hocking Hale

Honolulu, Hawaii

King Street building with traditions of returning evening gatherings.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Cliff
Low

Puʻu Kekaʻa

Kāʻanapali, Hawaii

Black Rock coastal site with afterlife traditions and apparition reports.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Former Library
Medium

Sinclair Library building

Honolulu, Hawaii

University building with historic restroom and audiovisual-room stories.

2 claims→
Office Building
Low

Topa Financial Center, Fort Street Tower

Honolulu, Hawaii

Downtown tower with reported gaps in perceived time.

2 claims→
Hotel
Medium

Prince Waikiki

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hotel with stories associated with the former hospital site.

2 claims→
Site
Medium

USS Missouri

Honolulu, Hawaii

The deck where the war ended—September 2, 1945.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Byodo-In Temple

Kaneohe, Hawaii

The Phoenix Hall replica—at the foot of the Koʻolau.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Ulupō Heiau

Kailua, Hawaii

The agricultural heiau—where the warriors trained.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Mokuʻaikaua Church

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

The first Christian church in Hawaii—1820.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs

Volcano, Hawaii

The hill of the carvings—23,000+ marks in the lava.

1 claim→
Natural
Medium

ʻOheʻo Gulch

Kipahulu, Hawaii

The "Seven Sacred Pools"—the waterfalls to the sea.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Hana Highway

Paia, Hawaii

The 64-mile road—600 curves, 54 bridges, the deaths along the way.

1 claim→
Ghost Town
Medium

Keōmuku

Lanai City, Hawaii

The sugar village that died—the church still stands.

1 claim→
Ghost Town
Medium

Pālāwai

Lanai City, Hawaii

The Mormon colony that failed—1854-1864.

1 claim→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive