It is perhaps one of the most well-known urban legends of Hawaii. Its story has permeated decades. Every generation, the hauntings at this place resurface and become an urban legend all over again. On this episode of Hawaii’s Most Haunted, we bring you the mythical truth of the Kasha of Kaimuki.

On August 13, 1942, an article appeared in our Honolulu Star-Bulletin that described a haunting incident that they blamed on the “evil” doings of Kahuna. Answering a call at 1:25am, Police Sergeant Moseley Cummins and Patrolman Robert Anseth found a 10-year-old Hawaiian boy and his to sisters, ages 18 and 20, on their living room sofa, shrieking in fear. The mother -- also shrieking -- was waving ti leaves and sprinkling Hawaiian salt to ward off ghosts. The mother stated that at 10pm, her 10-year-old son detected the odor of a ghost in their Kaimuki home. And apparently, angry at being found out, the spirits attacked him and, subsequently, his two sisters, repeatedly attempting to strangle them.

“My husband, who left me, is to blame,” the mother added.

After a struggle that lasted for a good hour and a half, the police yielded the troubled home to a Kahuna and took the woman to her sister’s home for safety around 3am. The Hawaiian woman’s earlier use of Ti leaf, water, and salt to ward off the harmful spirit proved to be fruitless as she now pointed out to the one police officer's arm, “Look, you’re covered with goose pimples!”

Fast forward to an October 31, 1972, Halloween editorial about local ghost stories that describes a call to HPD regarding a haunted house. Whether it’s the same house from the previous story from 1942 is unknown, because no address was given for either location.

What is known is that the urgent call comes from three girls who are sharing a house which the neighborhood considered haunted. The girls heard strange noises in the house like someone was moving around and talking. One of the girls said she felt unusual physical sensations of someone resting their hand on her arm. Consequently, their call to HPD involved a request for the officers to follow the girls to Papakolea where one of them lived. The girls got into their car and the officer got into his car and they drove down Waialae Avenue. Suddenly, the girl driving pulled the car into the Oasis Cafe parking lot... where the public storage on Waialae & Kapahulu is now.

According to the report that the police officer would later file, the girl sitting in the middle of the front seat began fighting off something that was strangling her, however, there was nothing there. The officer left his car and reached into the girls’ car to assist, but said that he was grabbed by a big calloused hand that was not there. It was completely invisible but it twisted his arm; that’s when he ran back to his squad car and radioed for assistance.

The officer then put the hysterical girl in his car and urged her friends to follow him but the squad car wouldn’t start. The second he placed the girl back in her own car, the other officer tried the motor and it immediately started. The two cars drove about five yards and suddenly, the door of the girls’ car flew open and the same girl fell out onto the road. She was tearing at her throat as if someone was choking her. Together, the two policemen were not strong enough to pull her hands away.

The Hawaiian sergeant ran into the Oasis cafe and came out with a handful of Hawaiian salt and a glass of water, which he sprayed on everybody. Calm was immediately restored.
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Master storyteller, Lopaka Kapanui, brings to life the feared Nightmarchers, the goddess Pele, Menehune, e‘epa, mo‘o and more. But… Hawaiian deities and spirits aren’t the only things residing in this island paradise. Here is also where the Japanese dog demons, the inugami, are sent to ruin the lives of unsuspecting families. Here is where the Filipino vampire-like creature, the aswang, roams in search of her next victim. And here is where the Portuguese witch, the feiteceira, spins her spells and curses at her whim. Rich in culture and traditions, these islands are overflowing with stories of ghosts and hauntings, creatures and curses. Lopaka is the keeper of these stories.