BIND
Damp strips from the bark of the Mai'a or banana plant was used to wili or bind the delicate ferns and flowers into place.
Hawaii is an ancient place. So many people have lived - and died - here. With such a rich, cultural history, chances are that, in our small community, at least one person in nearly every household has had some kind of supernatural "chicken skin" occurrence. Welcome to Ghosts Next Door, a collection of ghost stories and other thoughts about and around the Mysteries of Hawaii.
Ghosts Next Door
by Lopaka Kapanui
Sep 30, 2018
Sep 29, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #32
CLOSE TO THE SKIN
I hate these occasions because they bring out the worst in people.
I hate these occasions because they bring out the worst in people.
Sep 28, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #33
HEY, LITTLE SISTER WHO'S THE ONLY ONE?
Alan and Piker opened their eyes and found themselves on the floor of Alan’s workroom.
Alan and Piker opened their eyes and found themselves on the floor of Alan’s workroom.
Sep 27, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #34
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
"No, wait, we're wrong," Piker was obviously frustrated at himself.
"No, wait, we're wrong," Piker was obviously frustrated at himself.
Sep 26, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #35
HEY, LITTLE SISTER
In a sea of sailor moon uniforms, one could pick her out of the hundreds of schoolgirls who crowded the food court at Ala Moana shopping center.
In a sea of sailor moon uniforms, one could pick her out of the hundreds of schoolgirls who crowded the food court at Ala Moana shopping center.
Sep 25, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #36
THE LAST BREATH
The grass was so well manicured that most of the participants who sat in a large circle naturally assumed that it was astro-turf.
The grass was so well manicured that most of the participants who sat in a large circle naturally assumed that it was astro-turf.
Sep 24, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #37
THE MAN
I remember the man who rented out a room from us. He did not flinch when my mother informed him of the monthly dues in rent.
I remember the man who rented out a room from us. He did not flinch when my mother informed him of the monthly dues in rent.
Sep 23, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #38
COMFORTABLY NUMB
Pettiness is something I have no stomach for. With that said and firmly understood, a letter written in pink glittered ink filled a page with a kind of dribble that only teenagers use with which to communicate their underdeveloped feelings.
Pettiness is something I have no stomach for. With that said and firmly understood, a letter written in pink glittered ink filled a page with a kind of dribble that only teenagers use with which to communicate their underdeveloped feelings.
Sep 22, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #39
HULI HULI
It took Clark's death to realize that she and her husband and everyone else were the ones at fault.
Sep 21, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #40
WHO ELSE TO SEE?
Someone was in my room. You know that because you wake up from a dead sleep, well at least I woke up from a dead sleep. It was the shuffling feet that did it.
Someone was in my room. You know that because you wake up from a dead sleep, well at least I woke up from a dead sleep. It was the shuffling feet that did it.
Sep 20, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #41
LONG DAY 'TIL NIGHT
We both dared ourselves then we dared each other. That's what brothers do after all, especially when neither one wants to employ any common sense and chicken out.
We both dared ourselves then we dared each other. That's what brothers do after all, especially when neither one wants to employ any common sense and chicken out.
Sep 19, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #42
PE'E
Laying low and out of sight was not a choice Kory Hanlan had. It was either that or be found out and be arrested or be found out by the locals which may have been even worse.
Laying low and out of sight was not a choice Kory Hanlan had. It was either that or be found out and be arrested or be found out by the locals which may have been even worse.
Sep 18, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #43
TABBY WINS
It was the unnerving silence that felt like an unwelcome stranger in her hotel room that woke her. Whether blatant or residual, she'd become accustomed to the constant presence of noise in one form or another on 'O'ahu.
It was the unnerving silence that felt like an unwelcome stranger in her hotel room that woke her. Whether blatant or residual, she'd become accustomed to the constant presence of noise in one form or another on 'O'ahu.
Sep 17, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #44
TABBY NEEDS A WIN
Spring was an ironic time for a break from school, considering that Spring was a season when life grows anew after the passing of what would be called fall and winter in the mainland.
Spring was an ironic time for a break from school, considering that Spring was a season when life grows anew after the passing of what would be called fall and winter in the mainland.
Sep 16, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #45
HOW TO LOVE HIM FINI
TABBY
" I asked him why he never hit on me or tried anything," Tabby looked out of the office window while her father sat there and did his best to listen.
TABBY
" I asked him why he never hit on me or tried anything," Tabby looked out of the office window while her father sat there and did his best to listen.
Sep 15, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #46
HOW TO LOVE HIM II
The windshield on the 1966 Chrysler Imperial crown was like a mirror reflecting the branches of the gold shower trees above it.
The windshield on the 1966 Chrysler Imperial crown was like a mirror reflecting the branches of the gold shower trees above it.
Sep 14, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #47
HOW TO LOVE HIM PART I
The morning gifted Boy with a soothing breeze which carried a few dry leafs from a nearby tree which hovered over the florist's shop.
The morning gifted Boy with a soothing breeze which carried a few dry leafs from a nearby tree which hovered over the florist's shop.
Sep 13, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #48
WASH
Our (inclusive) culture has long since we have known, had names for an endless amount of differing rains. That’s what also makes our culture unique; we hardly have one Hawaiian word that is a blanket definition for all words.
Our (inclusive) culture has long since we have known, had names for an endless amount of differing rains. That’s what also makes our culture unique; we hardly have one Hawaiian word that is a blanket definition for all words.
Sep 12, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #49
WILLY MACK
His full name was William Howard Macky but he used to go by Willy Mack. Now, I’ve already mentioned the words “was” and “used” so if you’ve caught on to that then you’ve figured out how things are going to fare for Mr. Macky.
His full name was William Howard Macky but he used to go by Willy Mack. Now, I’ve already mentioned the words “was” and “used” so if you’ve caught on to that then you’ve figured out how things are going to fare for Mr. Macky.
Sep 11, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #50
WILD NIGHT
I took a left turn on Alakea when I noticed the late model Cadillac parked in front of the Mandalay restaurant with its four ways on.
I took a left turn on Alakea when I noticed the late model Cadillac parked in front of the Mandalay restaurant with its four ways on.
Sep 10, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #51
BEAUTIFUL ZION
I was very much involved in getting into my car and heading back to my hotel room in Manchester. Not England, but New Hampshire.
I was very much involved in getting into my car and heading back to my hotel room in Manchester. Not England, but New Hampshire.
Sep 9, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #52
HEALING FROM IGNORANCE
"Will I heal?" The old woman asked.
"You will
"Will I heal?" The old woman asked.
"You will
Sep 8, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #53
#106
My life is like swimming in the shallow end of a pool, where I was too afraid to venture anywhere profound because I’d gotten used to the life that I was told I was supposed to have.
My life is like swimming in the shallow end of a pool, where I was too afraid to venture anywhere profound because I’d gotten used to the life that I was told I was supposed to have.
Sep 7, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #54
OUR HOUSE
Irwin Ramento leaves this house every day, it’s what is required of him as part of this care home. The residents are to be out of the house for most of the day except for lunch and dinner.
Irwin Ramento leaves this house every day, it’s what is required of him as part of this care home. The residents are to be out of the house for most of the day except for lunch and dinner.
Sep 6, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #55
MANGO LURE
I wondered who he was and what the circumstances were that brought to this present moment? He was older than me, or maybe it was homeless that aged him?
Sep 5, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #56
HOPENA
"Are you the one who attached poems to pictures that people sent you of Facebook?" The person in the message asked.
"Are you the one who attached poems to pictures that people sent you of Facebook?" The person in the message asked.
Sep 4, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #57
KEPT IN THE DARK
Five persons on the ghost tour tonight, three local people. Local Japanese guy and his middle-eastern looking girlfriend or wife. Their friend is a hapa-haole guy whose features are intrinsically Japanese, but he's got freckles on his cheeks and a full head of red curly hair. The other couple is European, but I can't really place the origin of the accent.
Five persons on the ghost tour tonight, three local people. Local Japanese guy and his middle-eastern looking girlfriend or wife. Their friend is a hapa-haole guy whose features are intrinsically Japanese, but he's got freckles on his cheeks and a full head of red curly hair. The other couple is European, but I can't really place the origin of the accent.
Sep 3, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #58
UNDERSTAND
I don't understand the attraction to rap music, and it's sampled beats, and it's constant need to emphasize its point with the 'F' word in every other sentence.
I don't understand the attraction to rap music, and it's sampled beats, and it's constant need to emphasize its point with the 'F' word in every other sentence.
Sep 2, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #59
INAZUMA II
The ride from the central station was a long drive, and Corey was blindfolded the second he got into the back seat of a 1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown.
The ride from the central station was a long drive, and Corey was blindfolded the second he got into the back seat of a 1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown.
Sep 1, 2018
100 Ghost Stories Counting Down To Halloween 2018 #60
INAZUMA
It was Netflix night at the Higashi home. Alan and Yulianna sat on the couch while Alan's childhood friend Piker Teruya sat on the large rattan chair.
It was Netflix night at the Higashi home. Alan and Yulianna sat on the couch while Alan's childhood friend Piker Teruya sat on the large rattan chair.
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