Over the years a long list of sadness, bad luck and tragedy seem to fill the enclosed letters. Flooded homes, burnt homes, burnt cars, burnt hair, lost job, lost business, plane crash, divorce, throat cancer, lung cancer, dead pets, home break-in, wrecked cars, bad surgeries, motorcycle accidents, broken bones and the list does go on. Another school of thought follows that in the 1940 s and 1950 s the National park service started telling visitors of the curse to discourage collection of lava. From there it grew as an urban myth, the power of the mind takes over and what people believe is what becomes true. It s a power of beliefs.
Beliefs become the reality.
Think negative thoughts and negativity appears. Rubellite Johnson, Professor of Hawaiian Language and Literature at UH Manoa comments, I would recommend a ceremony rather than sending the rocks back. Say Release me from this kapu. Just let it go if the stone was taken without disrespect. Ultimately the National Park Service ends up with a majority of the incoming packages including those parcels sent to the postmaster and other businesses around the island.