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Quizunderstood
Hawaiian Underworlds and Lanai Legends

October 28, 2010

1. In Hawaiian mythology, what is the name of the underworld/land of the dead?



2. What Oahu author wrote The Obake Files series and opened a Honolulu cafe called The Haunt?

Bonus: “Obake” is the Japanese word for what?



3. According to legend, a young warrior imprisoned his bride in a cave at Lanai’s Pu‘u Pehe (“Sweetheart Rock”) and she drowned in a storm. Grief-stricken, he leaped off the rock and transformed into what?