The Curse of the Lava Rocks

Photo by PJ, Honolulu, Hawaii 2009

I think it is safe to assume that, most people that have ever been to the garden state of Hawaii has some knowledge of the legend of the lava rocks. For those  who are not aware of this legend, I will explain it to you in as much detail as I can.

In Hawaiian mythology one have a Fire Goddess that is the creator of volcanoes. She protects the volcano islands of Hawaii and the lava rocks that came from volcanoes on all islands of the state. Her name is Pele. As legend has it, if you take a lava rock out of Hawaii, Pele becomes angered and you will have bad luck in your life until the rock is returned to it's rightful place. It is also illegal to take lava rocks away from the islands.

I have a friend who, was hiking on the big Island with his Mother and I. His auntie lived in California. She thought Hawaii was so beautiful she wished she could take a little bit of Hawaii home with her and she did just that. she packed one of the lava rocks and took it home with her. She did not know about the legend so she thought nothing at all about taking the rock home to California. Once she got home, her bad luck started. She lost her job, her car was stolen, her rent was increased and she became ill. All with in two weeks of being home. She called her sister and as they were talking about things her sister asked her if she might have taken a lava rock back home with her. When she said yes, she did take one home, her sister told her to mail it back to her at once and she explained the legend to her.

Now, she did as her sister had asked and mailed the rock back to her in Hawaii.

Once the rock arrived here it was taken and put back where it was taken from. My friend's Auntie started to have good luck again almost right away. Her illness was gone, she found a great job and, she was able to find a nice place at lower rent then what she was paying. Also, within a week after the rock was returned, she met the man that would become her husband. So if you go to Hawaii, go ahead and admire it's beauty and have a great time. Just leave the lava rocks here where they belong. I also found out that Hawaii is not the only place where taking volcanic rocks are supposed to bring you bad luck, the Island of Iceland in Europe has the same happen to them though they do not have a volcano goddess as in Hawaii they have a belief that the land itself would curse you, it is also illegal to take rocks from Iceland just like in Hawaii too.

You can find more information on the lava rock legends and read about what some had to say when they returned the lava rock to it's rightful place after their.

http://www.volcanogallery.com/lavarockstories_New.htm

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Weekly Whisper #5 Haunted Places Honolulu, Hawaii

View of Honolulu, Hawaii from Waahila Ridge

In this weeks issue of Weekly Whisper I will present some haunted places in the city of Honolulu. Honolulu is the State capital of Hawaii and the 57th biggest Metropolitan area in USA. It is located on the island of Oahu, and has it's fair share of paranormal hot spots and hauntings just please remember these places are private property and you will need permission from the owner to enter. Also remember if you bring any lava rocks with you home from Hawaii, you might end up with The curse of the Lava Rocks.

Waikiki as seen from Waahila Ridge.

Honolulu seen from the slopes of the Diamond Head Crater

The Diamond Head Crater is a popular hiking destination, and there has been some reports of UFO's there, which are possible part of secret military experiments. Also there is a Diamond Head cliff were babies cry

The Diamond Crater as seen from Waikiki.

Waipahu Street

The sound of night marchers and distant drums are sometimes reported to be heard here, said to be originated from the bloody battles from when King Kamehameha I invaded Oahu back in 1795.

The Biomedical Building, University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus, Honolulu.

The University of Hawaii in the Manoa Valley has many known hauntings, ranging from Nightmarchers (Huaka'i Pō) eternal janitors in the various buildings to former students that still wall the rooms and dorms of what used to be their day to day place of being in life.

Hilton Hawaiian Village
Said to be haunted by a woman in red, and thought to be the ghost of Pele the volcano goddess. Pele has from other locations thought to appear in many different forms ranging from a young girl, old lady or a woman with flaming red hair, and usually dressed in red.

Pearl Harbor, world famous from the attack that brought USA into World War II,  the base at Pearl Harbor has many places still haunted to this day, with many sightings and sounds especially footsteps.

'Iolani Palace, Downtown Honolulu.

'Iolani Palace, The Palace was built in 1879-1882 in Downtown Honolulu, only a decade before the monarchy was overthrown in 1893. The 'Iolani Palace is known for people seeing shadows both inside and around the Palace grounds. Guards often also report hearing footsteps.

The Dole Cannery Signature Theaters
Built on the site of an ancient temple, at one time a bus filled with children crashed here, the voices from all the children that died here can still be heard.

Other excellent stories from Hawaii
A Haunted Condo-building in Waikiki
The Barking Dogs at Waimanalo
The Menehune of Waimanalo
The Leprechaun like 'E'epa on the Island of Kauai
S.K.I. REPORT #20091106-04 WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW

http://www.to-hawaii.com/haunted-hawaii/oahu.php and here http://oahughosttours.com

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