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Natural sites in Hawaii

Hawaii keeps 14 files on places that needed no walls — caves, forests, water and rock carrying legends older than any building the archive tracks. These dossiers draw on the oldest strata of the record: Indigenous tradition, settler folklore and reports that predate the filing system itself.

14 dossiers0 counties covered64% open to visitorsHalemaʻumaʻu — deepest file
Volcanic Crater
Medium

Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano, Hawaii

Kīlauea crater identified as Pele’s home in moʻolelo.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Islet
Medium

Puʻupehe

Lanai City, Hawaii

Lānaʻi islet with variant interpretations of its stone platform.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Mountain
Medium

Hāʻupu

Lihue, Hawaii

Kauaʻi peak associated with a guardian giant.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Volcanic Crater
Medium

Leʻahi

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oʻahu crater connected to Pele’s journey.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Volcano
Medium

Haleakalā

Kula, Hawaii

Maui mountain associated with Māui snaring the sun.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Point
Medium

Kaʻena Point

Waialua, Hawaii

Western Oʻahu point associated with the departure of ancestral souls.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Rock Formation
Medium

Keahiakawelo

Lanai City, Hawaii

Storied Lānaʻi rock landscape associated with Kawelo.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Beach
Medium

Polihale Beach

Waimea, Hawaii

Western Kauaʻi landscape associated with souls’ departure.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Valley
Medium

Lumahaʻi Valley mouth

Hanalei, Hawaii

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

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cliff
Low

Puʻu Kekaʻa

Kāʻanapali, Hawaii

Black Rock coastal site with afterlife traditions and apparition reports.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Battlefield
Medium

ʻĪao Valley State Park

Wailuku, Hawaii

Maui valley associated with the Battle of Kepaniwai.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mountain
Low

Nounou

Wailua, Hawaii

Kauaʻi mountain known as Sleeping Giant.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hill
Low

Puʻu o Kaimukī

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu hill associated with a female night-marcher procession.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Valley
Low

Hanalei Valley rice-plantation story landscape

Hanalei, Hawaii

Valley landscape associated with an Emma deFries family account.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Full Hawaii record → state index· Every natural site filing → status shelf

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