Laupāhoehoe
A site in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, Laupāhoehoe is filed here for what the record attaches to it. April 1, 1946—the tsunami that took the schoolchildren. The file’s recurring figure goes by a name, not a description: the schoolchildren. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The site is open to visitors.
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Is Laupāhoehoe haunted?
The record holds 2 claims, 1 legend, 1 named entity — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
Laupahoehoe is the '46 — the April 1 that's the tsunami, the 24 that's the dead. The school was the point — the '16 children' that's the lost, the '4 teachers' that's the with them. The 'fish' is the lure — the 'washed up' that's the excitement, the 'come quick' that's the cry.
The monument is the marble — the Izumi that's the builder, the 'names' that's the etched. The '2,300 miles' is the distance — the Aleutian that's the source, the '5 hours' that's the travel. Laupahoehoe is the deadliest — the 'modern Hawaii' that's the disaster, the 'April Fool's' that's the date.
The file keeps Laupahoehoe: the 1946 tsunami, the 24 dead, the school point, and the monument.
Laupahoehoe is the archive's Hawaii file — the school's wave.
Why this file matters
Laupahoehoe is the archive's Hawaii file — the April Fool's tsunami.
A point keeps its school — the file's suggestion being that Laupahoehoe's hold is the morning: the 'fish' that's the lure, the '16 children' that's the lost, and the 'monument' that's the names.
The record of claims
The children are reportedly remembered. The lore files them collectively as the schoolchildren. Laupāhoehoe in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. 'Laupāhoehoe tsunami' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease.
Reported a presence at the point. The reports at Laupāhoehoe are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped. The telling survives; the proof stays folklore.
The children are reportedly remembered. Laupāhoehoe in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. It's a documented legend: the telling is real, the contents remain folklore. Every community keeps one story like this; this is theirs. The account stays in the file — reported, retold, unresolved.
Alleged entities
The children are reportedly remembered. The file calls it The schoolchildren. Laupāhoehoe's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. The report is preserved in sources like 'Laupāhoehoe tsunami'. A named spirit outlasts an anonymous one; the file's name is The schoolchildren.
Documented history
The April 1, 1946 tsunami is documented; 24 died at the point. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'Laupāhoehoe tsunami' carry the record. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.
Verified historyWikipedia
Sources on file
- 01Laupāhoehoe tsunamiWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
HI batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.