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Pikake - Yokohama Bay Makaha, Hawaii - 1989
My family and I were out for a night drive and decided to head to Keawaula
Beach in Yokohama Bay, Makaha. It is a drive we took many times to watch the
sunsets or to gaze at the stars. On this night we really didn't notice how
dark the night seemed. As we entered the park it seemed as though we were
the only ones there. My sister needed to use the bathroom which is located
near the entrance of the park. When we stopped we noticed three lights at
the end of the park about a quarter mile away. Most locals tend to park
there to avoid police patrols who most times won't go that far into the
park. We assumed that some locals attracted the attention of some officers.
As we were getting back into the car we noticed that these lights way at the
end of the park changed from blue to green. Soon these lights started toward
us. As these lights would bounce up and down the number of lights would
multiply by hundreds at a time. Each light was only about three inches long
and four to five feet off of the ground. This covered the whole beach from
the mountain to ocean which is about two to three football fields wide. All
of the lights move up and down at the same time each time multiplying by the
hundreds. It soon gained on us near the entrance in a matter of 30 seconds.
We all got back into the car and quickly left. These light were about 40
feet away from our car but we couldn't make out what it was. As we left the
park we passed another car, we were so frightened that we drove as fast as
we could to the nearest convenience store and stopped to talk about what we
just seen. As we did this, the car who passed us before heading to the park,
drove right pass us at a high rate of speed. It is later that I found out it
was the Huaka'i Po or the Night Marchers carrying their kukui nut candles.
