Posted by Robert Ebanez on February 10, 2009 at 6:00pm
There is a large standing pohaku at the doorway of the entrance of this heiau. This is a luakini (human sacrifice) heiau to the Gods and was used for War purposes too. We were holo holo at this spot late one Akua night, and my brother-in-law Gene Hiraki and I were the only ones here on the beach. He wanted to check out the area across the bay about 700 yards away. He started to walk over to that area and left me alone on this luakini heaiu. Being away from home and living on Oahu, I know what kind obake stuff can happen here at night. I've been through too many in my life-time.So I asked Ke Akua and my mom to watch over us as we holo holo since I know her personally..She's my mom dah....Mom was a beautiful Hawaiian woman. Her picture was taken at Auntie Pat Bacon's home with her mother Kawena Pukui in 1975. Kawena and mom were first cousins. Their mother's were sisters. Our picture is posted on my website.Royal Hawaiian blood or not, it is still uncomfortable standing alone on a luakini heiau on a full moon night (Akua). Well, Gene was 700 yards away from me, but what can he do if I start screaming. He wouldn't hear the screams anyway.The fishing was good (opps) I mean holo holo was good. I was catching menpachi like it was going out of style...the problem was the menpachi was too big and the meat was tough. I had my ulua pole set-up and I slid one of those live bumbucha menpachi's as bait for braddah jack ulua.Then the fishing bell went off, the 4.0 conventional reel started spinning fast and whatever was on the other end had to be big because most of my main line was out within a few seconds.I grabbed the pole,unhooked the safety line and set the hook into the fish. I'm standing on the border walls of the heaiu fighting this fish. Below me was a 3 foot drop to a small ledge and below that is a 20 foot drop into the deep ocean.All of a sudden the fish jerked my pole so hard that I fell 3 ft standing up and landed on that shallow ledge below, then the line snapped. The fish was gone. I'm holding my pole and looking straight down this cliff and realized I could have been in the newspaper the next day with the caption missing fisherman in Ka'u.I climbed back up the stone wall of the heaiu and put the ulua pole away. I was done for the night. That was a close call of certain death for me. So, I'm standing facing the sea reflecting what just happened. I turned to my right to check on Gene. He was still holo holo on that side.As I was cleaning up my fishing gear, I felt a chill down my spine and my body. I stood up and thought, shooooots, well that was not exactly what I was thinking, but for PG rating purpose on this site, shooooots is the appropriate word I'll use for now.I felt someone standing right behind me. Do you ever get that feeling?I thought ,what the heck, I gotta know . I turned to my left and saw this white thing coming at me and my heart almost fell to the floor.It was a white dog. A bull terrier mixed, Poi dog. He was wagging his tail and very friendly. I was thinking, who's dog is this? There was no one around here for miles.So, I had a new friend, to play with and talk to. Braddah was starving, so I gave him some fish and he ate it so fast. I told the puppy ; don't you freaking howl, because that will freak me out brah, especially hear on this luakini heaiu.Then the dog stood up, turned, and took off running towards the beach, like someone called him.I was to afraid to ask Gene, if he saw that dog, in case his answer was, What dog?I think I had enough holo holo for the night. I was ready to go home and sleep on a nice warm bed.Aloha noBobby E
You know I can't explain why so much stuff has happen in my life both funny and not very funny. I mean how many people has gone thru that kind of experience and say what is going on I almost died so many times and somehow you sense there is a greater power behind these events that is keeping me on earth. I feel if I can share these events in my life then someone out there who is going thru a similar situation can cope with the
emotional roller coaster of their life and say to themselfs that things happens for a reason.
I like to think that my mom,Uncle JB, Unlce Sam,my brother Richard Wong and Ohana who are no longer
here on earth are watching over me as well as Keakua.
Life is what we make of it but there are times it is dictated by GOD and our ancestors.
Thanks Miliaulani....Until we meet.....Aloha Ohana
Puamaeole: I'm glad you liked the story. It was funny when I think what had happened back then. I feel like a cat with 9 lives....the main thing is respect of your ancestors and for the ancient people who onced lived on the aina you visiting. your story is interesting too it sounds similar to what I've experienced too..one day we should hook up and talk story....
brah, thats so funny and scarry all at the same time! im always experiencing stuff like that, i was at pu'u kohola one day when i was young, everyone left me and the strangest thing was that everything came to life, i got to see our people of old that was awesome. the weiderest thing was the alter was on the other side i thought that was odd, some sacrificial was happening on the other end. even though the lele was on the other side modern day. i experienced some aweome phenomenon on big island, i wonder if the veil is so thin there because of the newnest of the growing island and that it isn't totally populated yet like oahu? hmmm
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emotional roller coaster of their life and say to themselfs that things happens for a reason.
I like to think that my mom,Uncle JB, Unlce Sam,my brother Richard Wong and Ohana who are no longer
here on earth are watching over me as well as Keakua.
Life is what we make of it but there are times it is dictated by GOD and our ancestors.
Thanks Miliaulani....Until we meet.....Aloha Ohana
Thank you for your comments...That is power of our ancestos and Ke Aua is amazing..
Bobby E