8.05.2023

A Vanishing Hitchhiker in Puhi

Informant: Female/38/Korean ancestryLocation: Puhi, HIMy father told me that my great-grandfather worked for the sugar mill in the early 1900's, but at one point was laid off. Not knowing how he was going to support his family, my great-grandmother told him not to worry: she had been saving money, and gave it...

6.15.2022

The Lava Rock - 1985

Informant: Female/81/Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese ancestry Location: Honolulu, HI It was that time of the year again. I was back at the Capitol working at the legislature. Gloria and I were in the House Print shop with Dot as the manager. A skeleton crew was brought to work in December to get things...

12.14.2020

"I need to lie down."

Informant: Male/30's/Hawaiian, Native American, Asian, European, Hispanic ancestry Location: Lihue, KauaiIt was the Spring of 2007. I was 18 going on 19 that summer, and I was in my first semester at Kauai Community College. I was lying in bed asleep one night, nice and snug in my blankets. It was a cool...

11.06.2020

A Ghostly Carriage in Anahola

Informant: Female/50's/European ancestry Location: Anahola, Kauai, HI It was around 8:00 p.m. one night and I had just gotten home from canoe paddling practice. My two sons weren't home, so I decided to sit down on the porch and relax before going inside. My porch overlooks the street. On the far right...

10.23.2020

Mom's Dog

Informant: Male/52/Japanese ancestry Location: Hilo, Hawaii  My brother used to play with my mom's dog, a sharpei-pitbull, every day when he came home from work. He would come home, play with the dog in the yard for a bit, and then go in the house. My brother died suddenly. Afterwards, every...

10.09.2020

A Smiling Face

Informant: Female/36/Korean ancestryLocation: Kapaa, Kauai I was scrolling through social media the other day and saw a post from my friend wishing his sister a happy birthday. She would have been 30; she passed away a few years ago. When I saw that, I suddenly remembered a dream I had the night before. Me,...

9.24.2020

Backseat Surprise in Kalihi

Informant: Male/64/Japanese-AmericanLocation: H1 E off-ramp to Kalihi Street maukaIn 1976 I was a drummer in a blues-rock band, returning home to Kalihi from a gig in Haleiwa, around midnight on a Thursday. I took the Eastbound H-1 off-ramp onto Kalihi Street going mauka, which passes in front of the Kalihi Library...