Kukea, born and raised on the beautiful side of the Ko’olaus (a.k.a. the Windward side) grew up listening to many stories of the paranormal from family members and friends.
 
Unique and bone chilling stories he shares.  He knows many of the haunted landmarks, which ones are real and those that are just plain old urban legends.
 
Kukea not only shares these Hawaiian tales of spirits of unrest, but also makes you feel like you're one with the entity.
 
Extraordinary in the art of ghost stories and the tales that are told around the island is Kukea.
 
Always ready to take you on a journey to the world of the unknown.  So ask yourself, "Do things really go bump in the night?"

 

Steve began searching for Pacific Island ghosts shortly after arriving in the Hawaiian Islands in 1994. "I stumbled upon a few haunted sights due to my film research," he said recently.

A collector of vintage South Seas films, Steve researches films that were shot in the islands. His research takes him to unique Hawai'i locations and meetings with special people. While presenting a film tribute to Bela "Dracula" Lugosi on Maui, a newspaper reporter introduced Steve to the late actor's widow.

Mrs. Hope Lugosi lived in Honolulu and developed a friendship with Steve.  "She told me fascinating stories about her life with Bela," recalls Steve.  "In order to keep the press at a distance, Hope invented a story about being a witch. She could scare the crap out of you if she didn't like you. I was lucky, she liked me."

Among Steve's heroes was Glen Grant, the creator of the Honolulu Ghost Tours. "Glen was a special man. A very unique storyteller. I took one of Glen's ghost tours and just loved it." Shortly after their meeting, Glen and Steve discussed the possibility of combining their interests for a haunted movie tour of Oahu. Unfortunately, this never came to be due to Grant's death.

In regard to Hawaii's haunted sights, Steve says, "When people take our tours, it doesn't matter about their background. People can be local.  People can be tourists. When we visit Hawaiian sights, we respect the culture of these islands."

 

Uncle Joe Espinda Jr. is from a little town in south O'ahu called Waimanalo.  Uncle Joe is a product of a proud family of Hawaiians.  Uncle Joe's family has roots back when Hawaii was still a monarchy, and he's proud of that fact.   He's also very in tune to Oahu's spiritual and supernatural side, and has had many experiences himself.

An accomplished musician, Uncle Joe is keyboard player and vocalist with one of Hawaii's leading music groups, Kawao.  Some of Joe's musical influences are Natural Vibes, BET, Elton John, Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Butch Helemano, and Braddah Waltah.