You Won’t Want To Visit This Notorious Hawaii Burial Ground Alone Or After Dark
By Megan Shute|Published February 21, 2019
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
The Hawaiian Islands are famous for their incredible beaches, lush landscapes, fascinating history — and some pretty crazy ghost stories. After all, the Hawaiian Islands have a unique history full of royalty, warriors, and native culture. From allegedly haunted hotels to creepy roads where you may encounter the paranormal, there are countless ghosts who have decided to make the islands their permanent residence in their afterlife. While we can’t guarantee that this burial ground found on Hawaii Island is legitimately haunted, we can agree on one thing: we definitely wouldn’t want to visit after dark — or alone.
The Kuamo’ Burial Grounds, also known as a the Lekeleke Burial Grounds, marks the site of a major battle that ended the old ways of the Hawaiian kapu system.
Located at the southern end of Ali’i Drive in Kona on Hawaii Island’s western coast, the area is checkered with burial mounds and grave markers for those who were killed during the 1819 battle.
Despite limited contact with Europeans, after creating a unified Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha I followed the ancient Hawaiian religion called the Kapu system.
When he died in May of 1819, power was passed to his wife, Queen Ka’ahumanu, and his son, Liholiho (Kamehameha II), who abolished the kapu system, essentially leaving Hawaii without an official religion.
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Kamehameha’s nephew, Kekuaokalani, wanted to keep the kapu system and led an armed rebellion to protect the traditions honored by so many of the commoners.
These traditionalists marched from Ka’awaloa at Kealakekua Bay and met the royal army headed by Kalanimoku in December 1819 in the area known as Lekeleke.
More than 300 warriors were killed, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono, who were buried under the lava rocks. Within a year, Christian Protestant missionaries from America arrived, and Hawaiian culture was forever changed.
The battle of Lekeleke was the last battle of its size on the island, and the battlefield was listed on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
While many people enjoy hiking her during daylight hours, the scenic coastal area turns eerie as soon as the sun goes down. As soon as you pull up in your car, you might experience what locals refer to as chicken skin. Some have reported experiencing paranormal energy and the mysterious taste of blood in their mouths.
The Kuamoo Burial Site is located on the North Kona Coast at 78-7101 Mamalahoa Bypass Rd., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Would you ever visit this Hawaii burial ground alone or after dark? Sound off in the comments below.
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