Ep. 5: The Haunting at the UH Mānoa (2/3)

Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses depression, suicide, and briefly describes a body postmortem. Although these topics are discussed briefly, it may be disturbing to some listeners.

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Mahalo for joining the Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise podcast! This is part 2 of last week's episode on the hauntings at the University of Hawaii Mānoa campus.

If you haven't listened to episode 4 part 1, I highly suggest starting with that episode. When we left off, Emma, our college freshman, had been doing great during the first half of her first semester. She made new friends, was excelling in all of her classes, and had started dating Scott, a star on the men's volleyball team. Then, it all came crashing down for Emma...

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Show Notes:

Information of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa:

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/

Haunted Hawaii (Choking ghost, aswang, menehune):

https://www.honolulumagazine.com/haunted-hawaii-my-personal-experience-with-the-supernatural-and-the-unexplained/

Plantation life and Hawaii becomes a "Melting Pot" of cultures:

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/hawaii-life-in-a-plantation-society/

Kanashibari:

https://yokai.com/kanashibari/

Obakeneko (Ghost cat):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko

Definition of kūpuna :

https://www.primitiveways.com/kupuna.html

Kahu description and information on blessing the land (Here's a great source explaining how Kahu's bless the land):

https://www.miramirakauai.com/land-blessings/