Discover Hawaii's creepiest urban legends and ghost stories, from the terrifying Night Marchers to Pele’s Curse. Explore chilling tales of restless spirits and haunted sites across the islands.

At the southern end of Ali'i Drive, at Keauhou Bay, on the Big Island's Kona Coast, is an idyllic stretch of shore once home to the infamous Kona Lagoon Hotel. Opened in 1974, as a posh beachside resort, the hotel, according to all observers, never realized its full potential. Many locals believed the property was cursed from the beginning, for the land upon which the Kona Lagoon Hotel once stood is not just any land. It's a place marked by its former life as a ceremonial center. Construction of the hotel obliterated the legendary Keawehala Pond, once thought to be inhabited by twin sisters who wielded extraordinary powers. These superwomen were the fierce protectors of local fresh water, who could transform themselves into formidable 30-foot lizards known as mo'o. The giant edifice of concrete and glass also infringed on nearby heiaus, sacred Hawaiian temples. An extensive map of the site as it appeared before colonization illustrates the area in astounding detail.  One of these sacred Hawaiian temples, called a luakini, was specifically dedicated to human sacrifice. This ancient walled structure, built from native volcanic rocks, was 7-feet high. Providing a platform for carved wooden idols called ki'i, which represent Hawaiian gods, the fortress-like enclosure protected thatched huts that held drums and offerings. This luakini was named Ke'eku Heiau .

On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service conducted a surprise attack against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The island chain was annexed as a territory of the United States in 1900 during the nationalistic fervor of the Spanish-American War, but even though it was a major naval center for the US, it wasn't a state yet. In the attack, almost 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,000 were wounded. The Japanese damaged or destroyed over 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. The attack was carried out in two waves. The first wave was detected by radar at 7:55 AM, but it was mistaken for an expected group of American planes. The bombing started a minute later. The second wave was more devastating than the first. It was launched at 8:40 AM. The USS Arizona was hit four times by a bomber and eventually sank, with a loss of 1,177 officers and crewmen.  Pearl Harbor was the deadliest attack on American territory up to that point. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan in his famous "Infamy Speech” the very next day and led to the United States’ entry into the Second World War.

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Explore the haunted history of Hawaii, from eerie Nightmarchers to mischievous Menehune. Discover chilling legends and paranormal encounters across the islands.