In
Hawaiian religion
Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system. Hawaiian religion is based largely on the tapu religion common in Polynesia and likely originated among the Tahitia ...
, Lua-o-Milu is the
land of the dead
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, ruled by
Milu. Entrance to Lua-o-Milu is from the top of a valley wall or sea cliff where the soul departs via a tree. It is reported that each Hawaiian island has at least one leaping place. According to natives of the land, the entrance located in
Waipio Valley
Waipio Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaii. "Waipio" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language.
The valley was the capital and permanent residence of many early Hawaiian Aliʻi (chiefs/kings) up ...
has since been covered in sand and is now hidden from the sight of upper areas. Another documented area where souls enter the next world is
Leina Kauhane.
The spirits of the dead can watch what the living do and turn them to stone by staring at them.
See also
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Nightmarchers
In Hawaiian mythology, Nightmarchers (''huaka'i pō'' or "Spirit Ranks,",'' 'oi'o'') are the deadly ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. The nightmarchers are the vanguard for a sacred king, chief or chiefess.
On the nights honoring the Hawaiia ...
, Hawaiian spirits of warriors that instantly kill anyone who sees them, unless they are the warrior's descendants.
References
Afterlife places
Hawaiian mythology
Underworld
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