{"id":3267,"slug":"waianapanapa-hana-hawaii","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Waianapanapa is the black — the 'Pailoa' that's the sand, the 'glistening waters' that's the name. The 'Popoalaea' is the princess — the 'cave' that's the hid, the 'red shrimp' that's the blood. The 'Kakae' is the husband — the 'cruel' that's the found her, the 'kahili' that's the betrayed reflection.","The 'lava' is the tubes — the 'sea caves' that's the carved, the 'blowhole' that's the spout. The 'trail' is the ancient — the 'Kings Highway' that's the Hana, the 'heiau' that's the above. Waianapanapa is the reservation — the 'first Hawaii' that's the required, the 'crowds' that's the capped.","The file keeps Waianapanapa: the black sand, the Popoalaea legend, the lava tubes, and the capped crowds.","Waianapanapa is the archive's Maui file — the blood-tinted cave."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Waianapanapa is the archive's Maui file — the princess's pool.","A beach keeps its legend — the file's suggestion being that Waianapanapa's hold is the red: the 'Popoalaea' that's the killed, the 'shrimp' that's the blood, and the 'black' that's the sand."]}],"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","aliases":[],"type":"NATURAL","type_label":"Natural","cats":["LOCAL_FOLKLORE","NATURAL_WONDER","LEGEND_SITE"],"groups":["legends"],"desc":"The black-sand beach—where the princess hid in the cave.","full_desc":"A natural site in Hana, Hawaii, Waiʻānapanapa is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The black-sand beach—where the princess hid in the cave. The file’s recurring figure goes by a name, not a description: the princess. 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.","address":null,"city":"Hana","county":null,"state":"Hawaii","postal":null,"region":"West","lat":20.773975,"lon":-156.014258,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"ACTIVE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":"Historic site","research_notes":"HI2 batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":59.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.65,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":0.3999999999999999,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":3337,"type":"LEGEND","description":"The princess legend is documented folklore. Open country keeps its stories differently — Waiʻānapanapa in Hana, Hawaii files its reports in weather and distance. 'Waiʻānapanapa' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. The tale is the site's other archive — oral, embroidered, and outlasting the documents.","evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","evidence_label":"Documented legend","entity":"The princess","where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]},{"id":3338,"type":"APPARITION","description":"Reported figures at the cave. A natural place in Hana, Hawaii doesn't need walls to hold a legend; it has geography. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. Sources including 'Waiʻānapanapa' keep the claim in circulation. Whatever walks there, it walks often enough to keep the reports coming.","evidence":"ANECDOTAL","evidence_label":"Anecdotal","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"The park’s geology and the legend are documented. The landscape's recorded history gives the file real substance underneath the lore. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The record appears in 'Waiʻānapanapa'. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[{"name":null,"summary":"The princess legend is documented folklore. The landscape at Waiʻānapanapa is the claim's whole setting: Hawaii wilderness with a name for the unexplained. 'Waiʻānapanapa' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. Sources including 'Waiʻānapanapa' keep the claim in circulation. The retelling is the record now — the legend metabolized the facts long ago.","earliest":null,"evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","source":{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"entities":[{"name":"The princess","claimed_identity":"The princess","verified":null,"summary":"The princess legend is documented folklore. Waiʻānapanapa's reports travel the way outdoor lore does — by campfire, trailhead, and local warning. 'Waiʻānapanapa' carries the account. The named presence is what turns a haunting into a household. The report keeps its place in the record. The claim holds its place in the ledger.","behavior":"The princess legend is documented folklore.","area":null,"first_ref":null,"source":{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Natural site; conditions vary seasonally—check the managing agency for access.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Waiʻānapanapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wai%CA%BB%C4%81napanapa_State_Park","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":2,"history":1,"legends":1,"entities":1,"sources":1}}