West — open filings

Open to visit in Hawaii

87 dossiers in Hawaii carry the open to the public filing — the legend is on record and the door, per the last source, is open. Access is a filing, not a guarantee: hours, tickets and seasonality live with the venue. Everything else in the archive stays documented but admired from the legal distance.

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Volcanic Crater

Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano, Hawaii

Kīlauea crater identified as Pele’s home in moʻolelo.

3 claims · 3 legends→

Saddle Road

Cross-island road appearing in pork-carrying and hitchhiker stories.

3 claims · 3 legends→

Puʻupehe

Lanai City, Hawaii

Lānaʻi islet with variant interpretations of its stone platform.

3 claims · 3 legends→

Hāʻupu

Kauaʻi peak associated with a guardian giant.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Volcanic Crater

Leʻahi

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oʻahu crater connected to Pele’s journey.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Haleakalā

Maui mountain associated with Māui snaring the sun.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kaʻena Point

Waialua, Hawaii

Western Oʻahu point associated with the departure of ancestral souls.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Keahiakawelo

Lanai City, Hawaii

Storied Lānaʻi rock landscape associated with Kawelo.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Queen Emma Summer Palace

Honolulu, Hawaii

Preserved royal retreat with early newspaper ghost-story leads.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lumahaʻi Valley mouth

Hanalei, Hawaii

Kauaʻi coastal valley associated with a named night-marcher account.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Punchbowl

Honolulu, Hawaii

The crater of the dead—30,000+ graves in the volcano.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kawaiahaʻo Church

Honolulu, Hawaii

The Westminster Abbey of the Pacific—1842, the coral church.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Hawaiian Mission Houses

Honolulu, Hawaii

The 1821 frame house—where the missionaries landed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oʻahu Cemetery

Honolulu, Hawaii

The oldest public cemetery—where the missionaries rest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Bailey House

Wailuku, Hawaii

The 1833 mission house—where the museum keeps the past.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kapaʻa

The plantation town—where the hotel reportedly keeps its dead.

2 claims · 2 legends→

MacKenzie State Recreation Area

Coastal recreation area featured in a published paranormal investigation.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hawaii Theatre

Honolulu, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

USS Arizona Memorial

Honolulu, Hawaii

December 7, 1941—the battleship that became a tomb.

2 claims · 1 legend→

USS Utah

Honolulu, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

ʻIolani Palace

Honolulu, Hawaii

The only royal palace on U.S. soil—where the queen was imprisoned.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Washington Place

Honolulu, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum

Honolulu, Hawaii

The Kamehameha tomb—where the dynasty rests in the valley.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau

Haleiwa, Hawaii

The largest heiau on Oʻahu—the hill of escape.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kāneana Cave

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kualoa Ranch

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kawainui Marsh

The largest wetland in the islands—sacred and haunted.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Pali Highway

The road through the pass—where the night marchers cross.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Mount Tantalus

Honolulu, Hawaii

The cinder cone where the spirits reportedly walk.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Honolulu, Hawaii

The "Pink Palace"—1927, Waikiki’s grande dame.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Moana Surfrider

Honolulu, Hawaii

The "First Lady of Waikiki"—1901, the oldest.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Sand Island

Honolulu, Hawaii

The internment camp in the harbor—1941-43.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Schofield Barracks

Wahiawa, Hawaii

The barracks that took the December 7 attack—the ghosts of Quad D.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hickam Field

Honolulu, Hawaii

The barracks with the bullet holes—December 7 preserved.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Waipiʻo Valley

The Valley of the Kings—where the dead and the falls meet.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Puʻukoholā Heiau

Kawaihae, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Moʻokini Heiau

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau

Honaunau, Hawaii

The City of Refuge—where the condemned found sanctuary.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kuamoʻo Battlefield

Keauhou, Hawaii

1819—the battle where the kapu system died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Huliheʻe Palace

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

The vacation palace—where the moʻo reportedly guards.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Laupāhoehoe

Laupahoehoe, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Thurston Lava Tube

Volcano, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Volcano House

Volcano, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Ka Lae / South Point

Naalehu, Hawaii

The southernmost point—where the first Hawaiians landed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Mokuʻula

Lahaina, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Lahaina, Hawaii

The 1873 banyan—burned 2023, still standing.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Wainee Cemetery

Lahaina, Hawaii

The first Christian cemetery in Hawaii—1823, the missionaries’ graves.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Old Lahaina Prison

Lahaina, Hawaii

The 1852 coral prison—where the rowdy sailors cooled off.

2 claims · 1 legend→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026