Sept 21, 1905, 1442 Emma Street

In the house, lives the Camara family. The parents make a living doing laundry. One of their more prominent customers, Princess Kawananakoa. The parents sleep in one room, the daughters in another.

One night, the daughters are awoken by an unusual vision in their bedroom. It’s a woman dressed in a long white gown with long black hair. Her skin is white and ashen. The girls, later on, tell the newspaper reporters that the woman sits on their bed, pulling back the sheets, and then lays down next to them. They let out a frightful scream, waking their parents who run to the bedroom just in time to see this haunting vision leave the bed and disappear into the dark.

They refused to go back into the house as soon as the sun sets. During the day, there’s no problem. They find out later on that the previous occupants have a hard time staying as well. Breaking their contract, one family gave up part of their deposit so they could leave the house.

During that time, ghost hunters showed up asking to stay the night in the home after everyone leaves. Not trusting these men, whom he’d never met, Mr. Camara refused.

A year later, in 1906, the house was finally torn down. A few years after that, a park was built on that very site. It is now Kamamalu Playground on Queen Emma Street.

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