Ep. 1: The Kona Lagoon Hotel (Big Island, Hawaii)

Note:  For best listener experience, headphones are suggested but not required.

The Kona Lagoon Hotel, located in Keauhou Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, is infamous to locals for being built on cursed land.  The hotel mysteriously closed it's doors just four short years after opening.  Find out the bloody history behind this stretch of beachfront property, and hear a terrifying experience that happened to an acquaintance of mine, that changed his life forever.

 

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I want to make a special shout out to a few podcast creators who've been super supportive during the launch of this show.  The Scare You to Sleep podcast hosted by Shelby Scott was a huge influence in pushing me into finally creating this show.  If you haven't already heard of her podcast, it's full of horror stories that come alive with her blend of sound effects and music.

The NoSleep Podcast was the podcast that introduced me to horror podcasts when they started back in 2011.  To me, they're like the "Godfather" of horror podcasts.  

I also want to shout out a new podcast, Morbid Forest.  Check out their dark humorous show out now! 

 

Show notes*

Timeline for Japan's price bubble bursting causing historical economic decline:

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

Ancient remains protected by law:

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/shpd/about/branches/ibc/hawaiian-burials/

I've heard stories of this stretch of Keauhou being "cursed" or "haunted" all throughout my life.  The abandoned hotel itself, was a popular destination for high schoolers to sneak into in hopes of experiencing something paranormal (or to party).  I learned the history of the heiaus located onsite from Hawaiian history classes in high school, but the following site summarizes it perfectly:

https://www.kahunaresearchgroup.org/case-log/the-story-of-the-kona-lagoon-haunted-heiaus

 Information regarding the battle of Hōkūʻula between Lonoikamakahiki, King of Hawaii Island, and Kamalālāwalu, the King of Maui:

http://imagesofoldhawaii.com/the-battle-of-hoku%CA%BBula/

 

*Although my goal is to be as accurate as possible in my historical facts, I hope to entertain first and foremost, then educate.  In other words, I cannot guarantee the historical facts are 100% true, but I aim for them to be.  

Some names and locations may be altered slightly for privacy sake, but the backbone of the story will remain.