Lopaka Kapanui Shares 3 Ghost Stories of Hawai‘i
Listen to tales of menehune, haunted houses and a kahuna who tried to bless an un-blessable house.
Halloween
Your Guide to the Perfect Halloween Weekend: October 28–November 3, 2020
Skip the potential crowds and celebrate Halloween from your car, catch the end of two festivals and pick up some Okinawan treats.
12 Local Shops on O‘ahu Where the Halloween Treats are Spooktacularly Good
Tricked-out treats are perfect for the one night even adults can go batty.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: Here’s How We’re Celebrating Halloween 2020 in Hawai‘i
Things will look a bit different this year, but we don’t need big parties to have fun this spooky season.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: October 21–27, 2020
Support local artists, get in the fall spirit with pumpkins and grab tickets for another drive-in event.
50 First Dates Halloween Special: The Terrible Tales of Guys and Girls Who Ghost
Dating in Hawai‘i can be a horror show. 5 of our own ghosters and ghostees share their dating disasters.
50 First Dates: “My Jason Momoa-Looking Date Ghosted Me Twice”
Welcome to date no. 4, where our abandoned dater watched the ghost of dude-bros past reappear with another girl.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: Movies and TV Shows to Stream Online this Halloween
Between countless costume contests, themed cocktails, haunted houses and street parties, we’re happily planning on spending some of our October nights in while streaming something spooky online.
8 Totally Paw-Some Pet Halloween Costume Contests Happening This October on O‘ahu
Got a BFF (Best Friend Fur-ever) who loves to vamp it up for All Hallows’ Eve?
Explore Behind-the-Scenes of a Honolulu Costume Shop
Take the insider tour of Diamond Head Theatre’s costume rentals.
Haunted Historic Sites in Honolulu Beckon You This Halloween
Learn the spooky histories of different Hawai‘i cultures.
12 Halloween Songs That Will Put You in a Spooktacular Mood
Get ready for Halloween with these songs.
Friday Night Frights: The Ghosts Who Haunt Hawai‘i’s Historic ‘Iolani Palace
Is this historic landmark haunted by royalty?
The 5 Most Haunted Hikes on O‘ahu
There are some trails on O‘ahu that everyone knows are haunted, but did you know these five?
Watch HONOLULU Staffers Walk Through the “Nightmares Live” Haunted House
The 2016 Nightmares Live haunted attraction is straight from your worst nightmares.
Friday Night Frights: The Legend of Hawai‘i’s Night Marchers
We consulted with Lopaka Kapanui, owner of Mysteries of Hawai‘i, for some spine-tingling Island ghost stories. This week: Night marchers.
Friday Night Frights: Chilling Ghost Stories from Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout
Mysteries of Hawai‘i takes us on a guided ghost tour of O‘ahu. First stop: Pali Lookout.
5 Haunted Downtown Honolulu Hotspots
Get into the Halloween spirit with these five ghost stories from downtown Honolulu.
Watch HONOLULU Staffers Experience a Haunted House by Jorge Garcia
Back in 2017, we got a sneak peek of Skeleton Key presents Mummy: Curse of the Crypt Haunted House by Jorge Garcia.
3 Creepy Hawai‘i Tales That Won HONOLULU’s Ghost Story Contest
All we asked was for a little chicken skin, but it turns out these talented local writers didn’t mind stirring an eye of newt and a chicken bone or two into the bubbling cauldron.
4 Places You Probably Didn’t Know Are Haunted in Honolulu
The stories behind these lesser-known haunts.
7 Fashion-Inspired Halloween Costumes That a Million Girls Would Kill For
We’re busy people. Halloween always sneaks up on us and we’re left to select from the overplayed sexy maid or creepy Teletubby group costumes. Negative. This year, we conjured up some scary-fierce getups that are easy to assemble and don’t cost more than a Gucci knockoff at Zara.
You’ll Fall for This D.I.Y. Pumpkin Latte Body Scrub from Makana Studios
Just what you need to give that deathly dull complexion some life.
How to Make a Pumpkin Keg for Your Halloween Party
Beer meets gourd in a pumpkin keg!
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