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Oahu's most haunted places |
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Written by Keith Marcelino
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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Ke Alakai brings you a sample of locales that are frequented by paranormal activity and has been a favorite place for the thrill seeker and the adventurer.
Hawaii is well known for being the ideal tourist spot, but there are certain aspects to this paradise that elude most people. There are stories spoken in hushed whispers that would give a chill to even the bravest individual. Ke Alakai brings you a paltry sample of locales that are frequented by paranormal activity and has been a favorite place for the thrill seeker and the adventurer.
1. The Atlas Insurance Building, 1150 S. King St. - The residents of this building speak of strange noises and ghoulish sounds in the depths of the nights. Patrons of the neighboring karaoke room 2, which relocated a few years ago, reported feelings of uneasiness in the women’s restroom. Some claimed they’ve seen a ghost appear in the bathroom mirror.
2. The Banyan Tree at the Manoa Falls Trail - The Hawaiian culture has long considered Banyan trees as a gathering of otherworldly creatures. One of the more well-known ones is at the trailhead of Manoa Falls. It is known as a peaceful holding area for these roaming souls. “Uncle Joe” Espinda, a tour guide on Oahu Ghost Tours, said this tree is in the path of the night marchers, ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. On some nights, he says, you can hear the faint sound of drumming and clatter of weapons.
3. The 16th Avenue Bridge in Kaimuki - An appalling story from six years ago tells of a little girl killed in a horrifying hit-and-run on this bridge. Residents say her spirit still haunts the area, asking pedestrians for help to get home only to disappear and reappear at the end of the bridge.
4. Pacific Isle Mortgage, 379 Kamehameha Highway Suite B, in Pearl City - Workers reported strange phenomenon involving strange lights and miscellaneous items disappearing and reappearing as if to annoy and taunt them. A woman felt someone playing with her hair, but when she turned around to see who it was there was no one there to be found. Several heard children laughing and running through the hallways only to find that there was nobody there.
5. Old Waialae Drive-In Theater, Waialae Avenue - An out-door theater next to a graveyard is a prime location for ghost sightings and this place is no exceptions. For years, there were stories about a faceless woman who haunted the women’s bathroom, pounding on stall doors or appearing in the mirror. She is often seen floating around a few inches off the floor and has never looked at anyone straight in the face; she would look at people with a sidelong glance as if considering them to be a victim.
6. The White Lady of Pali Highway - Sightings of this infamous lady usually occur in the dead of the night as the story goes. She will ask for a ride and if you don’t give her one the locals swear that she will appear in your car a little ways down. If this doesn’t cause you to get in an accident, her “eyeless” stare will give you nightmares for months to come.
7. Kipapa Gulch in Mililani - Battlegrounds are often visited by the combatants that had died there in often violent ways and this bridge, along the ravine, has also been the site of numerous head-on accidents. This place is also supposedly also in the path of the “night marchers” who proceed with torches from the mountains to the ocean. Residents and those who work in the area have reported seeing lights move down the mountainside and into the gap and hearing the sounds of people crying under the bridge.
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