Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Shadow Divers of Waimea Falls - North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

In the spectacular Waimea Valley on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, there is a trail that takes you deep into the Waimea Valley where there is a water fall and a beautiful pool of water.  Water that has held a mystic over the ages and has claimed many lives.


Deep in the pool of Waimea Falls, is believed to be a temple that is home of a akua that claims the lives of divers as a sacrifice.

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Faceless Woman of Wai'alae - Island of Oahu - Honolulu, Hawaii

There is a legend in Hawaii of spirits of the dead or demons that are shape-shifters in that they can lure victims in close by taking on the form of a human.  This legend carries over mostly from Japan where fox or badger like demons transform themselves into humans that are faceless.  These demons are commonly known as noppera-bō or sometimes referred to as mujina due to their badger like alter form.  In the area of Kahala in Honoluhu one of these demons has shown it faceless form...    
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This painting by Edwin Ushiro depicts a noppera-bo or mujina

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Phantom Night Marchers of Hawaii

On the big island of Hawaii on the north side there is an area known as the Waipio Valley near the Kohala area, where a band of phantom natives march at night between dusk and two in the morning known to the local natives as ka huakai o ka po...
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