 folklore in hawaii in modern times is a mixture of various aspects of hawaiian mythology and various urban legends that have been passed on regarding various places in the hawaiian islands. the following is a partial list of some of these legends. ==ancient hawaiian folklore== ===night marchers=== according to hawaiian legend, night marchers (huakaâi po in hawaiian) are ghosts of ancient warriors. they supposedly roam large sections of the island chain, and can be seen by groups of torches. they can usually be found in areas that were once large battlefields (the nuuanu pali on the island of oahu is a good example.) legend has it that if you look a night marcher straight in the eye, you will be forced to walk among them for eternity, but if you have a relative taken by them, you will be spared. hawaiians say that in the presence of night marchers, one should lie down on their stomach, face down to avoid eye contact, stay quiet, breathe shallowly, and donât move. some say that they may nudge you to provoke a reaction so they can take you. moanalua gardens is one of the many places the night marchers are said to roam. ===carrying pork over the nuuanu pali=== local folklore on the island of oahu says that one should never carry pork over the pali highway connecting honolulu and windward oahu. the stories vary, but the classic legend is that if one carries pork of any kind over the old pali road (not the modern pali highway) by automobile, the automobile would stop at a certain point on the way and not restart until the pork is removed from the vehicle. * some versions of the story require the pork to be raw; other versions say that this happens after dark. * in some versions, a white dog or an old woman in a holuku will appear at the time the automobile stalls, and you must feed the pork to the dog to proceed. this legend has its roots in ancient hawaiian mythology. according to legend, the hawaiian volcano goddess pele and the demigod kamapuaâa (a half-man-half-pig) had a turbulent relationship, and the two agreed not to visit each other. if one takes pork over the pali, the legend goes, one is symbolically taking a piece of kamapuaâa from one side to the other, and it is said that pele would stop that from happening. ==modern urban legends== ===paradise park/manoa falls hiking trail=== you can apparently hear a spectre/banshee screaming while walking along the path. paradise park is the never discarded name of the bird show/exhibit that was located there in the past. it was abandoned for an unknown reason. if one goes to the side of the parking lot you will see the overgrown ruins of a nursery. behind this is a covered walkway twisting its way through dilapitated cages and building, some still bearing signs telling what kind of bird was housed there. on one side of these buildings is 
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