In fact, few humans could see ghosts, but they were widly feared. Ghost were believed to have the power to grow larger or smaller. Though they were feared, ghosts do not seem to have the power to harm humans. Still, many measures were taken to protect life, home, and possessions against ghosts. Food was particularly vulnerable to ghosts.
Ghosts are still present in Hawaii today.
This is not difficult to understand since hundreds of thousands of Hawaiians are buried here as are hundreds of thousands of non-Hawaiians. Hawaiians did not accept that the spirit died following the death of the body. Hence, the spirits are still present amongst us. A Vanishing Cave. Some time ago, back when Maui was a lot more agricultural than today, two men, who worked for one of the ranches here on Maui, were assigned to do some work in the Kahului district.