Haunted Places in Punalu'u, Hawaii



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    Pounders Beach

    Kailua, Hawaii

    5 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Here lies an old foundation of a former house, believed to have been haunted. Local tales tell of a housewife who once drowned here while trying to save her child. Her spirit is said to still search for her child, who can be heard crying or pitter-pattering along the ground. ...


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    Polynesian Cultural Center

    Laie, Hawaii

    5.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The park is broken up into sections based on traditional island countries of the Pacific Ocean. In the Fiji Village, people have heard the sound of tribal drums being played when no one is around. In the Marquesas Island village, people have seen and heard the ghost of a little ...


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    Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission

    Wahiawā, Hawaii

    10.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    There are reports from people driving past the mission late at night of a white apparition that stands there and watches you pass before vanishing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Kipapa Gulch

    Mililani, Hawaii

    10.8 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Perhaps because the gulch was the site of a major historic battle, the area is said to be haunted by night marchers, who carry their torches from the mountains to the ocean. Also reported here have been unexplained lights moving on the mountainside and the sounds of ghostly spirits crying ...


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    Dole Plantation

    Wahiawā, Hawaii

    10.9 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    There are various reports from the former plantation house about the apparitions of two workers who committed suicide on the property. The first is that of a servant woman, who has been known to move objects around and has been seen in the hallways. The second is a shadowy apparition ...


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    Waimea Falls

    Haleiwa, Hawaii

    11.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    According to local legend, in the past, when the gods needed a sacrifice they would claim one of the cliff divers whose body wouldn't surface after he made a dive. Several days later, the spirits would release the body and it would wash up to the shore. It happened again ...


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    Pearl City Cultural Center

    Pearl City, Hawaii

    11.9 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    During intermissions between theatre productions, patrons have seen the apparitions of two teenage girls have been seen wandering around the theatre and community centre. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Pacific Isle Mortgage

    Pearl City, Hawaii

    13.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Employees here have experienced some strange incidents. One woman felt something unseen playing with her hair, and others have heard the sounds of invisible children laughing and running in the halls.


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    Aiea Taiheiji Soto Mission

    Aiea, Hawaii

    13.8 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    There are reports of sightings of a man with no face in the bathrooms of the historic mission building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    USS Arizona Memorial

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    14.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    During the Pearl Harbor Attack, this ship suffered the most casualties after the ammunition inside of it detonated causing it to explode. Guests who come here will pick up misty human-like figures in photographs. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Malama Market

    Haleiwa, Hawaii

    14.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Reports of customers and staff smelling cologne, feeling cold spots, and seeing the apparition of a tall man. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout

    Kaneohe, Hawaii

    15 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    At the Pali Lookout, an apparition in white has been seen at night. Folks also have reported seeing apparitions of ancient Hawaiian soldiers being tossed off the cliff, as King Kamehameha once did to defeat opposing armies, thereby uniting all the Hawaiian islands. The Pali Lookout is closed to visitors ...


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    Hawaii's Plantation Village

    Waipahu, Hawaii

    15.5 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Plantation Village was a sugar plantation and is now a museum, believed to be haunted by the spirits who worked there in its past. The workers came from many different nations, each with their own home. Witnesses have seen apparitions and curtains that move in the Portuguese home and have ...


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    Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    15.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor's Hangar 37 is a museum while Hangar 79 stands battle ready. Both are rumored to be haunted. Among the odd occurrences are footsteps, unexplained music, men's voices at night, and a mannequin that moves by itself. The site has been featured on an episode ...


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    Morgan's Corner

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    15.8 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Morgan's Corner was named after Dr. James Morgan who lived on the S-curve in the 1920s-1940s. In 1948, Therese Wilder, a 68-year old widow who also lived on Morgan's Corner, was killed in her home by two escaped prisoners. They bound and gagged her; she suffocated. This may have led ...


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    Queen Emma Summer Palace

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    16.4 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The apparition of the former Queen has been seen by staff walking through the palace by staff and visitors during certain months of the year. Her footsteps are heard, and she has also been seen with a dog running through the corridors beside her. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bishop Museum

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    16.4 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum was built as a museum by Charles Reed Bishop for his late wife Bernice Pauahi Bishop. It was originally intended to house family heirlooms passed down to him through the royal lineage of his wife. The museum was built on the original boys' campus of ...


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    Honolulu Airport

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    16.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    According to local legend, the Lady in Waiting at the Honolulu Airport is an apparition that stands at the gate at night, peering out at the runway. She is a blonde lady in a white dress, and she sometimes appears in secure areas where most people don't have clearance to ...


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    Manoa Falls Trail

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.1 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    This trail, on which parts of the TV show LOST and the film Jurassic Park were filmed, is rumored to be haunted by spirits who inhabit banyan trees. Also believed to haunt the area are night marchers, ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. Some say faint sounds of their drumming can ...


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    Highway 1

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.2 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    It is believed that the building of Hawaii's busiest highway disturbed some warriors’ spirits, as bones were found and frightening apparitions scared off many of the highway workers. War cries are said to ring out inside the highway’s tunnels.


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    15 Craigside Place

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.2 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The condominium is across the road from a large cemetery. Many residents have reported seeing the apparition an elderly woman in their apartments, or have seen her looking down into the street. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Regal Cinemas Dole Cannery Stadium

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Visit Theater 14 in this complex and you may see a ghostly theater patron who favors a corner seat. In the restroom, some have heard the young victims of a nearby school bus crash. Why all the drama? The place was built over the site of an old heiau, a ...


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    Hickham Field

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Ghostly soldiers abound at this World War II historic site, and the sounds of war have been heard by many visitors. One ghost the locals call Charley likes to play pranks, switching radio stations or hurling objects through the air.


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    Chinatown

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    There are reports by visitors to Chinatown in Honolulu of an evil entity that follows people around. It is described as being a short figure, and has been described as having a malevolent presence. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Hawaii Theatre

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    17.9 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The ghost of a Chinese theatre patron who was murdered on the grounds of the theatre has been seen watching theatre productions, but he fades away when he is approached by theatre patrons or staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    842 Bethel Street

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    This spot, now occupied by the City and County of Honolulu, is believed to be haunted by a ghostly employee who isn't aware they are now off the clock permanently. Reports say the ghost has been seen going into the restroom and heard opening and closing file cabinets, typing on ...


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    St. Andrews Cathedral

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Queen Emma was an integral part of the building of the cathedral, and during events people have seen her standing in various parts of the building. The cathedral also features a piano that plays by itself. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Verizon Building

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The building is now the headquarters of the company Hawaii Telecom, but workers in the building have reported paranormal activity on the upper floors of the building. The elevators go between floors of their own accord, and people have reported hearing and seeing a white apparition on the tenth floor. (Submitted ...


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    Pioneer Plaza

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.1 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    People have reported seeing a shadowy apparition in the corridors of the building. A woman was murdered on the nineteenth floor of the building a while before. Some believe the restless spirit is still looking for it's murderer. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Washington Place

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.1 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The Washington Palace is a historic building believed to be haunted by the apparitions of Queen Liliuokalani and Governor Burns. The queen died in a downstairs bedroom during 1917, and staff have reported seeing her inspecting the property and the building occasionally. The former governor has been known to give ...


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    212 Merchant Street

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.2 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The site of this historic building is now a café, but the upper floor is said to be a gathering spot for apparitions. People have seen a glowing figure and felt strange a strange presence, while other have heard moans and screams in the vicinity of this building when no ...


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    Iolani Palace

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.3 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Queen Lili'uokalani, who died of a stroke in 1917, is said to haunt her palace. A piano has been known to play by itself in the Blue Room, and the Queen's locked bedroom door will open at night when no one is there. Also, folks have reported smelling the Queen's ...


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    Mission Houses Mueseum

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.4 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    People working late hours in this historic museum have seen people watching them who disappear and reappear suddenly. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Kakaako Fire Station

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.5 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The apparition of an elderly fire-fighter and his faithful dog have been seen wandering around the fire station late at night. Fire fighters working late hours have reported hearing the barking of a dog when there are none present. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Atlas Insurance Building

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    18.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    There have been reports of an uneasy spirit in the building that was on this spot before the Atlas Insurance Building was constructed. Witnesses said an apparition would sometimes appear in a women's restroom mirror, and some reported having eerie, uneasy feelings in this area.


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    Thomas Hale Hamilton Library

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    19 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    This library at the University of Hawaii-Manoa is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman. Her apparition has been seen wearing a pink muumuu in the Mauka Wing, first floor. Strange noises have been heard in the stacks and in the restrooms as well.


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    Chaminade University

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    19.8 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    At this site a plethora of ghostly goings-on have been reported, from a spectral skateboarder to soldiers’ spirits lingering from a wartime morgue. Unexplained sounds and electronic phenomena abound, seemingly stemming from a suicide and an exorcism. Strange dreams shared by multiple folks and a feeling of being choked during ...


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    Hilton Hawaiian Village

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    20 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Locals here tell of a pretty young woman in a red dress who has been seen walking in the hallways or along the beach. Some say she is the spirit of a woman who was murdered in a tower room here, and others say she is volcano goddess Madame Pele. ...


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    Waikiki Parc

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    20.4 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The ghost of a former employee has been seen near the time clock. Oddly, reports say the time clock records the deceased employee punching in every day.


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    Waikiki Prince Hotel

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    20.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    People have caught sight of strange lights moving around the hotel building, and have had their luggage moved around and heard whispering voices. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    16th Avenue Kaimuki Bridge

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    20.8 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    A hit-and-run accident, according to local reports, is what led to the haunting of this bridge. The spirit of the little girl who was killed here is said to appear to pedestrians, asking them to help her find her way home. She disappears if she tries to go past the ...


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    Diamond Head Tennis Courts

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    21.6 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    Tennis players use the courts during late hours have reported seeing the apparition of a man pacing around the building back and forth as if he is guarding something. Witnesses say he smells of rotting flesh, and if followed, will vanish suddenly. Strange noises are also heard when there is ...


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    Ihilani Resort

    Kapolei, Hawaii

    22.7 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The 17th floor of this hotel is rumored to be haunted. Folks have reported that their sliding doors open and close by themselves, and an apparition of a woman may appear and hover over guests as they sleep.


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    The Lodge at Koele

    Lanai City, Hawaii

    79.9 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    This lush "Four Seasons" hotel property is said to be the home of several ghosts - one being that of a little girl who likes to visit guest's rooms.


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    Iao Theatre

    Wailuku, Hawaii

    100.2 miles from Punalu'u, HI

    The historic theatre opened in 1928, and some patrons and staff believe the building is haunted. On various occasions, there have been reports of a misty apparition sitting in seats around the theatre, as well as on the stage during closing hours. It is believed to be a female apparition, ...


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